dodo
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.
Origin of dodo
1Other words from dodo
- do·do·ism, noun
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How to use dodo in a sentence
Including stuffed owls and gilt eagles and dodoes—and wood-burning airplanes?
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British Dictionary definitions for dodo
/ (ˈdəʊdəʊ) /
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(as) dead as a dodo (of a person or thing) irretrievably defunct or out of date
Origin of dodo
1Derived forms of dodo
- dodoism, noun
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Other Idioms and Phrases with dodo
see under dead as a doornail.
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