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dodo 音标拼音: [d'odo] n. 古代巨鸟,渡渡鸟 古代巨鸟,渡渡鸟 dodo n 1: someone whose style is out of fashion [ synonym: { dodo}, { fogy}, { fogey}, { fossil}] 2: extinct heavy flightless bird of Mauritius related to pigeons [ synonym: { dodo}, { Raphus cucullatus}] Dodo \ Do" do\, n.; pl. { Dodoes}. [ Said to be fr. Pg. doudo silly, foolish ( cf. { Booby}); this is fr. Prov. E. dold, the same word as E. dolt.] ( Zool.) A large, extinct bird ({ Didus ineptus}), formerly inhabiting the Island of Mauritius. It had short, half- fledged wings, like those of the ostrich, and a short neck and legs; -- called also { dronte}. It was related to the pigeons. [ 1913 Webster] 44 Moby Thesaurus words for " dodo": Methuselah, antediluvian, antique, back number, boob, conservative, dad, dimwit, dolt, dummy, elder, fogy, fossil, fud, fuddy- duddy, granny, has- been, idiot, longhair, matriarch, mid- Victorian, moron, mossback, nitwit, numskull, old believer, old crock, old dodo, old fogy, old liner, old man, old poop, old woman, old- timer, patriarch, pop, pops, reactionary, regular old fogy, relic, simpleton, square, starets, traditionalist |
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