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Dodo
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What's The Definition Of Dodo?
[n] extinct heavy flightless bird of Mauritius related to pigeons
[n] (informal) someone whose style is out of fashion Synonyms | Synonyms for Dodo: fogey | fogy | fossil | Raphus cucullatus Related Terms | Find terms related to Dodo: antediluvian | antique | back number | boob | conservative | dad | dimwit | dolt | dummy | elder | fogy | fossil | fud | fuddy-duddy | granny | has-been | idiot | longhair | matriarch | Methuselah | mid-Victorian | moron | mossback | nitwit | numskull | old believer | old crock | old dodo | old fogy | old liner | old man | old poop | old woman | old-timer | patriarch | pop | pops | reactionary | regular old fogy | relic | simpleton | square | starets | traditionalist See Also | columbiform bird | genus Raphus | old person | oldster | Raphus | senior citizen Dodo In Webster's Dictionary \Do"do\, n.; pl. {Dodoes}. [Said to be fr. Pg. doudo silly,
foolish (cf. {Booby}); this is fr. Prov. E. dold, the same
word as E. dolt.] (Zo["o]l.)
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.
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