单词	dodo
释义	do·do \ˈdō(ˌ)dō\ noun (plural dodoes or dodos) Etymology: Portuguese doudo, from doudo silly, stupid 1.  a. : a large heavy flightless extinct bird (Raphus cucullatus, syn. Didus ineptus) related to the pigeons but larger than a turkey, that had dark ash-colored plumage with the breast and tail whitish, the rudimentary wings being yellowish white with black-tipped coverts, the bill blackish, and the legs yellow; that inhabited forests and laid a single large white egg in a nest of grass; and that was present in great numbers on the island of Mauritius prior to the arrival of European settlers but became extinct by 1681  b. : a similar and apparently closely related bird of the neighboring island of Réunion that became extinct under similar circumstances at a slightly later date 2.  a. : a person who is simplemindedly unaware of changing conditions and new ideas : a dull stupid person  b. slang : a flight cadet who has not yet soloed 3. also dodo ball : an illegally weighted bowling ball [dodo 1a]
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