Definition of hoopoe
: 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
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Animals 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.
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Origin and Etymology of hoopoe
alteration of obsolete hoop, from Middle French huppe, from Latin upupa, of imitative origin
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