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dodo

dodo

12 8.4
A large bird from Mauritius that cannot fly and is now extinct
  • noun
  • /ˈdoʊdoʊ/
translation icon : dodo
  • The dodo was a flightless bird that became extinct in the 17th century.
  • dodo bird
  • the extinct dodo
  • way of the dodo

I thought you say that deck flying dodo.

Examples

  • To the rest of the world, it's the dodo—the most famous extinct species on Earth.

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  • Scientists think dodos were fairly muscular birds.

  • Democracy is as dead as the dodo bird.

    O.C. and Stiggs (1987)

  • According to Wikipedia, that show has gone the way of the dodo bird, way back in 2009.

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  • Religion on Earth went the way of the Dodo after WWIII.

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  • Perhaps the world's most notorious extinct animal, the dodo was driven to extinction a mere 80 years after its discovery.

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  • Researchers are studying the dodo to understand more about extinct species.

  • Many people are fascinated by the dodo, a bird that could not fly and lived on Mauritius.

Synonyms

Raphus cucullatus
vsdodo
  • Specialized
9.9

A large flightless bird from Mauritius now extinct and related to pigeons

is the common name used instead of the scientific designation

Idioms

to go the way of the dodo
2 8.6

To stop being used and disappear completely

to act like a dodo
  • Offensive
9.3

To behave foolishly and show little common sense

to feel like a dodo
  • Informal
9.6

To think you are silly after making a mistake

Surface Forms

dodo singular
dodos plural

Etymology

Dodo probably comes from the Portuguese word doudo, which means 'fool'. Sailors gave the slow, tame bird this name because it was not afraid of people, and that image helps you remember the extinct, flightless bird.