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Definition of: hoopoe
(h
′p) noun
An Old World bird (family Upupidae), having a long, pointed, curved bill and an erectile crest. Also hoo′poo. [<F huppe <L upupa]
(About 12 inches long; bill: 2 1/2 inches)
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