Translingual

Upupa epops

Proper noun

Upupa f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Upupidae - hoopoe.

Usage notes

U. africana and U. marginata are considered by some to be subspecies of U. epops.

Hyponyms

• (genus): Upupa africana, Upupa epops, Upupa marginata (species)
  • Upupa paradisea (species, placement disputed)
  • Upupa antaios (extinct species)

References

• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276

Italian

Noun

upupa f ‎(plural upupe)

1. hoopoe

Latin

Etymology

Imitative of its cry, akin to Greek έποψ ‎(épops)

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈu.pu.pa/, [ˈʊ.pʊ.pa]

Noun

upupa f ‎(genitive upupae); first declension

1. hoopoe

Inflection

First declension.

References

• upupa in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “upupa”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.