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genus Upupa

genus Upupa

9.9
A group of birds that includes hoopoes
  • noun
  • /ˈdʒɛnəs ˈjuːpə/
  • Specialized
translation icon : género Upupa
  • Taxonomists recently debated whether African and Eurasian hoopoes should remain in the genus Upupa.

Examples

  • Researchers studied differences in plumage within the genus Upupa to understand evolution in the family Upupidae.

  • Did you know that the genus Upupa is known for its distinctive crown?

  • The genus Upupa includes only a few living and extinct species of hoopoe.

  • The genus Upupa includes several species of hoopoes.

  • Taxonomists recently debated whether African and Eurasian hoopoes should remain in the genus Upupa.

  • Researchers studied differences in plumage within the genus Upupa to understand evolution in the family Upupidae.

  • The genus Upupa includes only a few living and extinct species of hoopoe.

Synonyms

Upupa
vsgenus Upupa
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of birds like the hoopoe

has identical meaning but is the more formal taxonomic label

Surface Forms

genus Upupa singular
genera Upupa plural

Morphology

genus + Upupa

This noun phrase is fully compositional: 'genus' (a biological rank) combined with 'Upupa' (the proper name of a genus) directly denotes the taxonomic group named Upupa, i.e. the hoopoe genus. The construction follows standard naming conventions in biology (genus + name) that are transparent to learners who know both constituent meanings.

Etymology

Genus Upupa comes from the bird name Upupa, which sounds like the hoopoe's call 'oop-oop'. The word genus means a 'group' of related species, so genus Upupa names the group of hoopoe birds.