"upupa" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: upupas [plural]
Etymology: From Latin upupa. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|upupa}} Latin upupa Head templates: {{en-noun}} upupa (plural upupas)
  1. (archaic) A hoopoe. Tags: archaic

Inflected forms

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