hoopoe
nounHow many syllables in hoopoe?
There are 2 syllables in the word hoopoe.How to pronounce hoopoe:
Definition of hoopoe:
- hoopoe (noun):
- any of several crested Old World birds with a slender downward-curved bill.
- 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
Synonyms for hoopoe:
coraciiform bird
euopean hoopoe
hoopoo
upupa epops
upupidae
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