: a crested Old World nonpasserine bird (Upupa epops of the family Upupidae) having a slender decurved bill and barred black-and-white wings and tail
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebAnimals and plants that have been driven from much of Europe’s intensively farmed landscapes, including wolves, the Eurasian hoopoe bird and a plant called great horsetail, are reclaiming areas that were considered dead just a few years ago.Washington Post, 14 June 2018
Word History
Etymology
alteration of obsolete hoop, from Middle French huppe, from Latin upupa, of imitative origin