Associations to the word «Hoopoe»

Wiktionary

HOOPOE, noun. An Old World bird, Upupa epops, known for its distinctive plumage, fanlike crest, and slender bill.

Dictionary definition

HOOPOE, noun. Any of several crested Old World birds with a slender downward-curved bill.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley