Английский Этимологический словарь - dodo
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~ n 1 a large bird that no longer exists and was unable to fly 2 AmE a stupid person (- see also dead as a dodo dead1 (14)) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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(dodos, or dodoes) 1. A dodo was a very large bird that was unable to fly. Dodos are now extinct. N-COUNT 2. If you refer to someone as a dodo, you think they are foolish or silly. (INFORMAL) N-COUNT c darkgreen]disapproval ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun (plural ~es or ~s) Etymology: Portuguese doudo, from doudo silly, stupid Date: 1628 1. a. an extinct heavy flightless bird (Raphus cucullatus syn. Didus ineptus of the family Raphidae) of the island of Mauritius that was larger than a turkey and was related to the pigeon b. an extinct flightless bird (Raphus solitarius) of the island of Reunion similar to and closely related to the ~ 2. a. one hopelessly behind the times b. a stupid person ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. (pl. -os or -oes) 1 any large flightless bird of the extinct family Raphidae, formerly native to Mauritius. 2 an old-fashioned, stupid, or inactive person. Phrases and idioms as dead as the (or a) dodo 1 completely or unmistakably dead. 2 entirely obsolete. Etymology: Port. doudo simpleton ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. палеонт. дронт (Didus ineptus) 2. разг. тупица; косный человек 3. ав. жарг. курсант школы аэродромных специалистов Id: as dead as a dodo —- мертвый; умерший и похороненный; давно или полностью забытый; преданный забвению, покрытый мраком забвения ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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