Found 2 items, similar to Upupa epops.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Upupa epops Upupa epops n : pinkish-brown hoopoe with black-and-white wings [syn: Euopean hoopoe ]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Upupa epops Hoopoe \Hoop"oe\, Hoopoo \Hoop"oo\, n. [So called from its cry; cf. L. upupa, Gr. ?, D. hop, F. huppe; cf. also G. wiedenhopf, OHG. wituhopfo, lit., wood hopper.] (Zo["o]l.) A European bird of the genus Upupa (Upupa epops), having a beautiful crest, which it can erect or depress at pleasure, and a slender down-curving bill. Called also hoop, whoop. The name is also applied to several other species of the same genus and allied genera.