資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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.
資料來源 : WordNet®
dodoes
See {dodo}
dodo
n 1: someone whose style is out of fashion [syn: {fogy}, {fogey},
{fossil}]
2: extinct heavy flightless bird of Mauritius related to
pigeons [syn: {Raphus cucullatus}]
[also: {dodoes} (pl)]