HyperDic: hoopoe

English > 1 sense of the word hoopoe:
NOUNanimalhoopoe, hoopooany of several crested Old World birds with a slender downward-curved bill
hoopoe > pronunciation
Soundshhuw'puw.
RhymesPu ... shampoo: 3 rhymes with puw...
English > hoopoe: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningAny of several crested Old World birds with a slender downward-curved bill.
Synonymhoopoo
Member ofUpupidae, family Upupidaehoopoes
NarrowerEuopean hoopoe, Upupa epopspinkish-brown hoopoe with black-and-white wings
Broadercoraciiform birdchiefly short-legged arboreal nonpasserine birds that nest in holes
Spanishabubilla, upupa epops
Catalanbut-but, palput, puput

©2001-24 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact

English | Spanish | Catalan
Privacy | Robots

Valid XHTML 1.0 Strict