单词 | dodo |
释义 | do·do ![]() n. pl. do·does or do·dos 1. A large flightless bird (Raphus cucullatus) with a hooked beak that inhabited the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean until it became extinct in the late 1600s. 2. Informal One who is out-of-date, as in dress or ideas. 3. Informal A stupid person; an idiot. [Portuguese dodó, alteration of obsolete Dutch dodors : Dutch dot, tuft of feathers + obsolete Dutch ors, tail (from Middle Dutch ærs; see ors- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots).] ![]() |
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