Dodo

Word DODO
Character 4
Hyphenation do do
Pronunciations /ˈdəʊdəʊ/

Definitions and meanings of "Dodo"

What do we mean by dodo?

A large flightless bird (Raphus cucullatus) with a hooked beak that inhabited the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean until it became extinct in the late 1600s. noun

One who is out-of-date, as in dress or ideas. noun

A stupid person; an idiot. noun

A recently extinct bird of Mauritius, Didus ineptus, the type of the family Dididæ and suborder Didi, now usually assigned to the order Columbæ. noun

This is the earliest known English mention of the bird. noun

A large, extinct bird (Didus ineptus), formerly inhabiting the Island of Mauritius. It had short, half-fledged wings, like those of the ostrich, and a short neck and legs; -- called also dronte. It was related to the pigeons. noun

A large, flightless bird, Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius. noun

A person or organisation which is very old or has very old-fashioned views or is not willing to change and adapt. noun

Someone whose style is out of fashion noun

Extinct heavy flightless bird of Mauritius related to pigeons noun

A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius.

A person or organisation which is very old or has very old-fashioned views or is not willing to change and adapt.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Dodo

The word "dodo" in example sentences

This previously unpublished drawing of a dodo is an important and interesting addition to the known images of this iconic extinct bird. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Anyway, back to the dodos, the dodo is the “star” of the article about extinct birds at Wikipedia and the Coat of arms of Mauritius has a dodo! ❋ Unknown (2006)

Anyway, the dodo is cute and I wanted to share it. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Update: as you can see, the dodo is back with images, finally! ❋ Unknown (2009)

He keeps six lovers, a time-travelling pet dodo from the past and a constantly inebriated brain. ❋ Marshallpayne1 (2009)

Sad dodo is too sad, better keep only on the 3 previous emotions. ❋ Unknown (2010)

March 26th, 2007 at 5: 11 am dodo is an exticnt animal. .i wish to hab more information about the exticnt … … … … … … … ❋ Unknown (2007)

The same learned authority suggests that dodo is a corruption of Dodaars, but, as will presently be seen, we herein think him mistaken. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Blue dodo from the removed article Is Blu-ray going the way of the dodo bird? from Home Media Magazine. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The dodo is the most famous animal extinction in human history. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The dodo is said to have inhabited forests and to have laid one large white egg on a mass of grass. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Ironically, once the dodo was declared “extinct” there was a surge in dodo research lasting more than 150 years. ❋ Unknown (2007)

But the dodo is not the only member of its family that has vanished. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The dodo is the tragic symbol of bird extermination. ❋ Unknown (2007)

However the science behind this story, like so many stories that surround the dodo, is considered unreliable. ❋ Unknown (2006)

But one of those islands over there they have those little funny little birds that weren't very bright, ergo the name dodo birds. ❋ Unknown (2008)

But for the most part, the dodo is described as a lazy, rather dumb animal. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Herbert was the first who used the word dodo as the name of this bird, stating it to be derived from the Portuguese _doudo_, a simpleton; but as he is generally somewhat wild and vague in his etymologies, and as we have no intelligence whatever of the dodo through the Portuguese, we may safely conclude that the name is of Dutch derivation. ❋ Various (1841)

Nowadays more light is thrown on the behaviour and looks of the dodo, which is a good thing, as the bird turns out to be not that fat and slow animal it was always said to be. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Unbeknownst to most ornithologists, the dodo was actually a very advanced species, living alone quite peacefully, until, in the 17th century, it was annihilated by men, rats, and dogs. ❋ Unknown (2007)

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