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Webster 1913 Edition
Dodo
Do′do
,Noun.
pl.
Dodoes
(#)
. [Said to be fr. Pg.
doudo
silly, foolish (cf. Booby
); this is fr. Prov. E. dold
, the same word as E. dolt
.] (Zool.)
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. Webster 1828 Edition
Dodo
DODO
,Noun.
