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A form of hoopoe — Any Old World bird of genus Upupa, especially Upupa epops (Eurasian hoopoe), known for its distinctive plumage, fanlike crest, and slender bill.

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Meanings

nounhoopoo (plural hoopoos)

plural hoopoos

  1. archaicArchaic form of hoopoe.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounany of several crested Old World birds with a slender downward-curved bill

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Broader
coraciiform bird
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

hoopoo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hoopoo

MLA

“hoopoo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hoopoo. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hoopoo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hoopoo.

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