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wood hoopoe

–noun
any of several tropical, African birds of the family Phoeniculidae, having metallic, blackish plumage and slender, curved bills.
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wood hoopoe  
n.  Any of several tropical and southern African birds of the family Phoenoculidae, similar to the hoopoe but having metallic plumage, long graduated tails, and no crest.
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wood hoopoe

any of 6 species of tropical African birds of the family Phoeniculidae (order Coraciiformes). Sometimes they are placed in the hoopoe family, Upupidae.

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