upŭpa, ae, f. [ἔποψ].
I Lit., a hoopoe , Plin. 10, 29, 44, § 86; 10, 25, 36, § 73; Varr. L. L. 5, § 75 Müll.; cf. epops.—
II Transf., a kind of hoe or mattock , Plaut. Capt. 5, 4, 7.
·noun A genus of birds which includes the common hoopoe. ...
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