Dronte

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dronte \Dron"te\, n. [F.] (Zool.)
     The dodo.
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