hoopoe

English - Turkish

Definition of hoopoe in English Turkish dictionary

hüthüt

çavuş kuşu

ibibik

çavuşkuşu

i., zool. ibibik, hüthüt, çavuşkuşu, Upupa epops

çavuşkuş

hut hut kuşu

Related Terms

greater hoopoe lark

ibibik toygarı

English - English

Definition of hoopoe in English English dictionary

An Old World bird, Upupa epops, known for its distinctive plumage, fanlike crest, and slender bill

{n} a bird with a beautiful crest

The name is also applied to several other species of the same genus and allied genera

A European bird of the genus Upupa U

{i} type of bird that has a fancy tufted crest on its head

epops, having a beautiful crest, which it can erect or depress at pleasure

any of several crested Old World birds with a slender down-curving bill

Called also hoop, whoop

Related Terms

The hoopoe

hoop

The hoopoe

whoop

euopean hoopoe

pinkish-brown hoopoe with black-and-white wings

wood hoopoe

Any of several tropical and southern African birds of the family Phoenoculidae, similar to the hoopoe but having metallic plumage, long graduated tails, and no crest

wood hoopoe

tropical African bird having metallic blackish plumage but no crest

Hyphenation

hoo·poe

Turkish pronunciation

hupu

Pronunciation

/ˈho͞oˌpo͞o/ /ˈhuːˌpuː/

Etymology

[ 'hü-(")pü, -(")pO ] (noun.) 1668. alteration of obsolete hoop, from Middle French huppe, from Latin upupa, of imitative origin.