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dodo
[ doh-doh ]
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.
- Slang. a dull-witted, slow-reacting person.
- a person with old-fashioned, conservative, or outmoded ideas.
- a thing that is outmoded or obsolete.
dodo
/ ˈəʊəʊ /
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 See also ratite
- informal.an intensely conservative or reactionary person who is unaware of changing fashions, ideas, etc
- (as) dead as a dodo(of a person or thing) irretrievably defunct or out of date
Derived Forms
- ˈǻǾ, noun
Other Word Forms
- d· noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of dodo1
Word History and Origins
Origin of dodo1
Idioms and Phrases
see under dead as a doornail .Example Sentences
The company’s other de-extinction hopes include reviving the woolly mammoth, the dodo, and the thylacine, or Tasmanian tiger.
Patience, of course, is as rare as the dodo bird on the Govan Road.
But with the pension going the way of the dodo, planning and saving for retirement isn't your employer's problem anymore.
Despite how resilient sharks may seem, though, they may not be able to dodge the fate of the dodo or the passenger pigeon.
So the circle has come full, and it looks a lot like the dodo’s flight path.
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