dodo

ˈdoʊdoʊ

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Definition of dodo - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

extinctionextinct flightless bird once found on Mauritius

The dodo was driven to extinction in the 17th century..

flightless bird

obsolescenceperson or thing that is outdated

His ideas are as outdated as a dodo.

anachronism

fossil

relic

insultfoolish or silly person

Don't be such a dodo, think it through.

cuisine

Rare

fried plantain in Nigerian cuisine

Rare

We had dodo with our rice for lunch.

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extinct flightless bird once found on Mauritius
fried plantain in Nigerian cuisine

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extinct like the dodo

adj.

out of fashion or no longer in use

That technology is extinct like the dodo.

disappear like the dodo

vanish completely and permanently from existence

Many old technologies disappear like the dodo.

dead as a dodo

adj.

very much out of date

That fashion trend is dead as a dodo.

dodo bird

something outdated or obsolete

The old computer is a dodo bird now.

go the way of the dodo

become extinct or so outdated that people no longer use it

Many paper newspapers may soon go the way of the dodo.

Origin of dodo

Portuguese, doudo (fool)

Examples of dodo in a sentence

The dodo is often cited as an example of human-caused extinction.
That old phone is a real dodo now.
His wardrobe is full of dodos.
You forgot your keys again, you dodo.
Only a dodo would believe that rumor.
Dodo is a popular side dish at Nigerian parties.

They served dodo as an appetizer at the event.

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French:dodo, dinosaure, ...
German:Dodo, Dummkopf, ...
Italian:dodo, reliquia, ...
Spanish:dodo, obsoleto, ...
Portuguese:dodo, dinossauro, ...
Chinese:渡渡鸟, 过时的人, ...
Japanese:ドードー, ばか, ...
Arabic:طَائِر الدُّودُو, شخص متحجر, ...
Hebrew:דּוֹדוֹ, אַנַכְרוֹנִיזְם, ...
Russian:дронт, додо, ...
Ukrainian:дронт, додо, ...
Hindi:डोडो, पुरानी चीज, ...
Bengali:ডোডো, সেকেলে লোক, ...
Catalan:dodo, fòssil, ...
Czech:dronte, fosilie, ...
Danish:dodo, levn, ...
Dutch:dodo, ouderwetse persoon, ...
Greek:ντόντο, απολίθωμα, ...
Hungarian:dodó, anakronizmus, ...
Khmer:បក្សីដូដូ, វត្ថុហួសសម័យ, ...
Korean:도도새, 구식인 것, ...
Persian:دودو, عتیقه, ...
Polish:dodo, głupek, ...
Portuguese (BR):dodo, bobo, ...
Romanian:dodo, expirat, ...
Swedish:dront, en dumbom, ...
Thai:นกโดโด, คนหรืองานที่ล้าสมัย, ...
Turkish:dodo kuşu, demode, ...
Vietnamese:chim dodo, đồ lỗi thời, ...

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