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Dodo , in the Bible, father of the mighty man Eleazar . An alternate form is Dodai.

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dodo Extinct, flightless bird that lived on the Mascarene Islands in the Indian Ocean. The last dodo died in c.1790. The true dodo (Raphus cucullatus) of Mauritius and the similar Réunion solitaire (Raphus solitarius) were heavy-bodied birds with large heads and large hooked bills. Weight: to 23kg (50lb).

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dodo XVII. — Pg. doudo simpleton. fool;,applied to the bird because of its clumsy appearance.

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	Demise of the dodo: why fearlessness wasn't this flightless bird's friend.(Exhibit A) Magazine article from: ROM Magazine; 9/22/2009
	The Song of the Dodo: Island Biogeography in an Age of Extinctions. Magazine article from: The Christian Century; 9/24/1997
	The last of the Dodos. (No Comment).(Navy target range violates Migratory Bird Treaty Act)(Brief Article) Magazine article from: The Progressive; 6/1/2002

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