hoopoe
Syllables: hoo·poeUK/ˈhuːpuː//ˈhupu/
hoopoe noun: 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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Noun
hoopoe (plural hoopoes)
- Any Old World bird of genus Upupa, especially Upupa epops (Eurasian hoopoe), known for its distinctive plumage, fanlike crest, and slender bill.
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:hoopoe.
hoopoe meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
hoopoe in Hindi
- bird Upupa epops
- हूपू hūpū, हुदहुद hudhud
hoopoe in Tamil
- bird Upupa epops
- கொண்டலாத்தி koṇṭalātti
hoopoe in Marathi
- bird Upupa epops
- हुदहुद hudhud
hoopoe in Urdu
- bird Upupa epops
- ہد ہد hud hud
More languagesFewer languages
- hoopoe in Bengali
- মোহনচূড়া mōhoncuṛa
- hoopoe in Malayalam
- ഉപ്പൂപ്പൻ uppūppaṉ
- hoopoe in Kannada
- ಚಂದ್ರಮುಕುಟ candramukuṭa
- hoopoe in Punjabi
- ਚੱਕੀ ਰਾਹਾ cakkī rāhā
- hoopoe in Gujarati
- ઘંટી-ટાંકણો ghaṇṭī-ṭā̃kṇo, હુદહુદ hudhud
- hoopoe in Assamese
- কাকৈশিৰা kakoixira
- hoopoe in Arabic
- هُدْهُد hudhud
- hoopoe in Malay
- hud-hud
- hoopoe in Indonesian
- hudhud
- hoopoe in Persian
- پوپک pupak, هدهد hod hod, شانهبسر šâne-besar
- hoopoe in Thai
- นกกะรางหัวขวาน nók gà raang hŭa kwăan
- hoopoe in Vietnamese
- đầu rìu
- Kashmiri
- سَتُت satut, سَتہٕ تُت sathụ tut
Forms of hoopoe
| plural | hoopoes |
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Origin of hoopoe
Alteration of obsolete hoopoop, from earlier hoop, from Middle French and Old French huppe, from Latin upupa, ultimately onomatopoeic; Compare Ancient Greek ἔποψ (épops), Persian پوپو (popo).
Words formed from hoopoe
- African hoopoe
- Eurasian hoopoe
- hoopoe-lark
- Madagascar hoopoe
- woodhoopoe
- wood hoopoe
Questions about hoopoe
- What does hoopoe mean?
- Hoopoe means any Old World bird of genus Upupa, especially Upupa epops (Eurasian hoopoe), known for its distinctive plumage, fanlike crest, and slender bill.
- What is hoopoe in Hindi?
- Hoopoe in Hindi is हूपू (hūpū), हुदहुद (hudhud). See Hoopoe meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is hoopoe?
- Hoopoe is a noun.
- How do you pronounce hoopoe?
- Hoopoe is pronounced /ˈhupu/ (US).
- What is the plural of hoopoe?
- The plural of hoopoe is hoopoes.
Words near hoopoe in the dictionary
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