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hoopoe

/hoo-poo/US // ˈhu pu //UK // (ˈhuːpuː) //

鵀,锄头

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : any Old World bird of the family Upupidae, especially Upupa epops, of Europe, having an erectile, fanlike crest.

Examples

  • But, to describe the nesting operations of the hoopoe in January is like talking of cricket in April.

  • The 6th February is the earliest date on which the writer has observed a hoopoe carrying food to the nest; that was at Ghazipur.

  • The Hoopoe is an Eastern bird and we do not see him in America.

  • The Hoopoe said, "He who has no pity for others will find none for himself."

  • The Hoopoe did as he was bid, darting off towards the south like an arrow.