dodo

dodo
noun /ˈdəʊˌdəʊ/
a) A large, flightless bird, Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius.
b) A person or organisation which is very old or has very old-fashioned views or is not willing to change and adapt.

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  • dodo — dodo …   Dictionnaire des rimes

  • Dodo — (Raphus cucullatus) Systematik Reihe: Landwirbeltiere (Tetrapoda) Klasse: Vögel (Aves) Ordnun …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Dodó — Dodo Dodo (Raphus cucullatus) Systematik Reihe: Landwirbeltiere (Tetrapoda) Klasse …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Dodô — Personal information Full name Ricardo Lucas Date of birth 2 May 1974 (1974 05 02 …   Wikipedia

  • dodó — |ô| s. m. Peso de sete arráteis, em Goa.   ‣ Etimologia: concani dadó dodó |ô| s. m. [Ornitologia] Ave da família dos rafídeos, de grande porte e asas curtas que não lhe permitiam voar, endêmica de algumas ilhas do oceano Índico e extinta devido… …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • dodo — DODO. sub. masc. Mot du langage familier, dont on se sert en parlant aux enfans, et qui n est d usage que dans ces phrases, Faire dodo, pour dire, Dormir; Aller à dodo, pour dire, Aller dormir, aller se coucher …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

  • dodô — |ô| s. m. [Ornitologia] Ave da família dos rafídeos, de grande porte e asas curtas que não lhe permitiam voar, endêmica de algumas ilhas do oceano Índico e extinta devido à sua caça indiscriminada no século XVII. = DODÓ, DRONTE   ‣ Etimologia:… …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • dodo — dȍdo m DEFINICIJA etnol. reg. hip. stric u Dalmaciji i Hercegovini ONOMASTIKA Dódo m. os. ime (potvrđeno u hrv. spomenicima u 11. st.), zast.: Dȍdomīr, Dodòvit pr.: Dòdaj (21, Bjelovar, Poreč, Zadar), Dòder (Virovitica, Osijek, Varaždin), Dòdeš,… …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • dodo — ► NOUN (pl. dodos or dodoes) ▪ a large extinct flightless bird found on Mauritius until the end of the 17th century. ● as dead as a dodo Cf. ↑as dead as a dodo ORIGIN Portuguese doudo simpleton (because the birds were tame and easy to catch) …   English terms dictionary

  • 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,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Dodo [1] — Dodo, einer der zahlreichen Mündungsarme des Nigerstromes in Afrika …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

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