The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Upupa \U"pu*pa\ (?; 277), n. [L., the hoopoe.] (Zool.)
   A genus of birds which includes the common hoopoe.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Upupa
    n 1: type genus of the Upupidae [syn: Upupa, genus Upupa]