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Definitions of dodo in various dictionaries:

noun - someone whose style is out of fashion

noun - extinct heavy flightless bird of Mauritius related to pigeons

A large, clumsy, flightless bird (Raphus cucullatus), formerly of the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean, that has been extinct since the late 17th century.

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Possible Jeopardy Clues
The solitaire, a more agile relative of this extinct bird of Mauritius, lasted another 100 years
Taking its name from a Portuguese word for "simpleton", this critter famously went extinct way back in 1681
Hungry pigs & monkeys greatly contributed to the demise of this bird on the island of Mauritius
The lack of this bird on Mauritius almost caused the extinction of a nut tree there
Discovered & decimated in less than 200 years, its name is from the Portuguese for "foolish"
Known scientifically as Raphus cucullatus, the last of these flightless birds died around 1680
Upon death of last of these birds in 1680, the phrase "as dead as one" could be officially used
It was the size of a turkey & had a large hooked bill
Although this bird was extinct on Mauritius by 1681, one species survived on Rodriguez Island up until about 1800
Native to Mauritius & now extinct, it's known mainly by early drawings & body fragments in museums
Possible Dictionary Clues
a large bird, unable to fly, that no longer exists
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.
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.
extinct heavy flightless bird of Mauritius related to pigeons
someone whose style is out of fashion
A large, clumsy, flightless bird (Raphus cucullatus), formerly of the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean, that has been extinct since the late 17th century.
Informal One who is out-of-date, as in dress or ideas.
Informal A stupid person an idiot.
Geographic Matches
Dodo, Al Istiwa'iyah, SUDAN
Dodo, Eastern, SIERRA LEONE
Dodo, Lofa, LIBERIA
Dodo, Adamaoua, CAMEROON
Dodo, North-West, BOTSWANA
Dodo, Milne Bay, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Dodo, Gongola, NIGERIA
Dodo, Margibi, LIBERIA
Dodo, Kindia, GUINEA
Dodo, Southern, SIERRA LEONE
Dodo description
The dodo (Raphus cucullatus) is an extinct flightless bird that was endemic to the island of Mauritius, east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. The dodo's closest genetic relative was the also extinct Rodrigues solitaire, the two forming the subfamily Raphinae of the family of pigeons and doves. The closest living relative of the dodo is the Nicobar pigeon. A white dodo was once thought to have existed on the nearby island of Réunion, but this is now thought to have been confusion based on the Réunion ibis and paintings of white dodos.
* Subfossil remains show the dodo was about 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) tall and may have weighed 10.617.5 kg (2339 lb) in the wild. The dodo's appearance in life is evidenced only by drawings, paintings, and written accounts from the 17th century. Because these vary considerably, and because only some illustrations are known to have been drawn from live specimens, its exact appearance in life remains unresolved, and little is known about its behaviour. Though the
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