Meaning Of The Word Dodo

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dodo
countable noun: A dodo was a very large bird that was unable to fly. Dodos are now extinct.
countable noun: If you refer to someone as a dodo, you think they are foolish or silly.

dodo in American English
a large extinct bird (Raphus cucullatus) that had rudimentary wings useless for flying: formerly found on Mauritius
noun: any of several clumsy, flightless, extinct birds of the genera Raphus and Pezophaps, related to pigeons but about the size of a turkey, formerly inhabiting the islands of Mauritius, Réunion, and Rodriguez

dodo in British English
noun: any flightless bird, esp Raphus cucullatus, of the recently extinct family Raphidae of Mauritius and adjacent islands: order Columbiformes (pigeons, etc). They had a hooked bill, short stout legs, and greyish plumage

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