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Definition of Upupa

Upupa
Upupa U"pu*pa (?; 277), n. [L., the hoopoe.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of birds which includes the common hoopoe.

Meaning of Upupa from wikipedia

- of his Systema Naturae. The type species is the Eurasian hoopoe (Upupa epops). Upupa and ἔποψ (epops) are respectively the Latin and Ancient Gr**** names...
- The Eurasian hoopoe (Upupa epops) is the most widespread species of the genus Upupa. It is a distinctive cinnamon coloured bird with black and white wings...
- The Saint Helena hoopoe (Upupa antaios), also known as the Saint Helena giant hoopoe or giant hoopoe, is an extinct species of hoopoe (family Upupidae)...
- Madagascar hoopoe (Upupa marginata) is a species of hoopoe in the family Upupidae. It was previously considered a subspecies (Upupa epops marginata) of...
- Formerly, the greater hoopoe-lark was classified as belonging to the genera Upupa and Certhilauda until moved to Alaemon. The name Alaemon comes from the...
- Rhinopomastus minor Family Upupidae Genus Upupa Eurasian hoopoe, Upupa epops African hoopoe, Upupa africana Madagascar hoopoe, Upupa marginata Suborder Buceroti Family...
- they were thought to be hoopoes of the genus Upupa, which received names such as Upupa capensis and Upupa madagascariensis. Some authors also allied the...
- was the red-billed chough, named as Upupa pyrrhocorax by Linnaeus in his Systema Naturae in 1758. His genus Upupa contained species that had a long curved...
- Murder Inc. He named the plane after the scientific name of the hoopoe—Upupa epops—for the name's "silliness". In the P-51, he shot down two more German...
- Phoeniculidae †Phirriculus Phoeniculus Rhinopomastus Upupidae Upupa...