hoopoo

Thân thiện

A hoopoo perches on a low branch in a sunlit garden.

Definition

Noun: 1. A type of bird: A hoopoe is any of several species of colorful, crested birds found in the Old World (Africa, Europe, and Asia), characterized by a distinctive slender, downward-curving bill.

Usage

• The hoopoo is easily identified by its long, curved beak and prominent crown of feathers.
• We were lucky to spot a hoopoo foraging for insects on the ground.
• The call of the hoopoo is a soft "hoop-hoop-hoop."

Advanced Usage

• The name is often spelled hoopoe, which is the more common modern spelling. "Hoopoo" is a recognized variant.
• In mythology and folklore, the hoopoe is sometimes depicted as a wise messenger or a royal bird.

Variants and Related Words

• Hoopoe (n): The standard modern spelling for the bird.
• Upupa epops (n): The scientific name for the Eurasian hoopoe, the most widespread species.

Synonyms

• Crested bird: A general descriptive term.
• (No precise single-word synonym): It is a specific bird name, so general synonyms like "bird" or "songbird" are not accurate.

Idioms and Phrases

• (None directly from the word 'hoopoo'): The word itself is not commonly used in English idioms.

Học thuật

Noun

1. any of several crested Old World birds with a slender downward-curved bill

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• hoopoe