dodo

Meaning of dodo

noun

a large extinct flightless bird with a stout body, stumpy wings, a large head, and a heavy hooked bill. It was found on Mauritius until the end of the 17th century.

early 17th century: from Portuguese doudo ‘simpleton’ (because the bird had no fear of man and was easily killed). Compare with dotterel.

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Hyphenation of dodo

dodo

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
  • dodo is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

dodo synonyms

Meaning fogy:

fogy, fogey, fossil

Translation of dodo

Words that rhyme with dodo

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