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Definition: Didus ineptus
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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