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Dodoes

Dodo \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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dodoes

n. (plural of dodo English)

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dodoes

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dodo

  1. n. someone whose style is out of fashion [syn: fogy, fogey, fossil]

  2. extinct heavy flightless bird of Mauritius related to pigeons [syn: Raphus cucullatus]

  3. [also: dodoes (pl)]

Usage examples of "dodoes".

Those ships are as obsolete as dodoes, and they weren’t anything much even in their day.

Here we sat, as stupid as dodoes walking up a gangplank to be slugged-yes, and Homo sapiens would be as extinct as the dodo if we did not move.

Here we sat, as stupid as dodoes walking up a gangplank to be slugged—yes, and homo sapiens would be as extinct as the dodo if we did not move.