What is "dronte"

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.

n. (context archaic English) The dodo.