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Noun: dodo (dodos,dodoes)  'dow,dow
  1. Extinct heavy flightless bird of Mauritius related to pigeons
    "The last dodo was seen in the late 17th century";
    - Raphus cucullatus
     
  2. Someone whose style is out of fashion
    "He was seen as an old dodo for his outdated views on technology";
    - fogy, fogey [informal], fossil

Derived forms: dodoes, dodos

Type of: columbiform bird, golden ager [N. Amer, informal], old person, oldster [N. Amer, informal], senior citizen

Part of: genus Raphus, Raphus

Encyclopedia: Dodo, bird