Main Entry: hoo·poe

Pronunciation: \ˈhü-(ˌ)pü, -(ˌ)pō\

Function: noun

Etymology: alteration of obsolete hoop, from Middle French huppe, from Latin upupa, of imitative origin

Date: 1668

: 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