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dodo Definition

dodo ()

noun pl. -·dos or -·does

  1. a large extinct bird (Raphus cucullatus) that had rudimentary wings useless for flying: formerly found on Mauritius
    1. an old-fashioned person; fogy
    2. Slang a stupid person; dullard

Etymology: Port doudo, lit., foolish, stupid

dodo Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • do: How did the flightless dodos get back to Mauritius?
  • stuff: I can hardly bear to tell the story of the Oxford Dodo, the last dodo stuffed in England.
  • know: We know the dodo is extinct, but w. ... .
  • show: Unlike many of the drawings and paintings of the dodo, this model shows the dodo as being quite a slim bird.

Adjective modifier

  • last: I can hardly bear to tell the story of the Oxford Dodo, the last dodo stuffed in England.
  • extinct: As much as for the extinct dodo, or for the fate of the elephant now going.
  • pet: If we all wanted a pet dodo the Market would supply us.

Modifies a noun

  • bird: Bones will reveal life of dodo - 26/06/2006 Well-preserved bones of the extinct flightless dodo bird are uncovered in Mauritius.
  • egg: If the universe was formed from a giant dodo egg, where did the dodo egg come from?
  • image: Dodo images This is a model of a dodo on display in the Museum.

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