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# dodo

noun (a dodo, dodos or dodoes)

«dodo» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. The dodo was a large, plump bird that could not fly and lived only on the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean; it became extinct after sailors arrived and hunted it, and brought animals that ate its eggs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dodo/#m1)
2. «As dead as a dodo» means completely gone or finished. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dodo/#m2)
3. (informal) A dodo can mean an old-fashioned or silly person. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dodo/#m3)

### In the lessons

In science lessons the dodo is the most famous example of extinction caused by humans: it had no natural predators, so it was not afraid of people. Pupils learn how island animals are at risk and why conservation matters. In stories, a Dodo appears in «Alice's Adventures in Wonderland». In everyday talk, «dead as a dodo» means something has totally ended.

### Examples

- The dodo lived only on the island of Mauritius. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dodo/#x1)
- The dodo could not fly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dodo/#x2)
- Dodos became extinct soon after sailors arrived. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dodo/#x3)
- The dodo was not afraid of people, so it was easy to catch. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dodo/#x4)
- A Dodo runs a race in «Alice in Wonderland». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dodo/#x5)
- That old game is as dead as a dodo. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dodo/#x6)
- We saw a model of a dodo in the museum. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dodo/#x7)

### Note

Plural «dodos» or «dodoes». Myth: the dodo was not stupid or clumsy; it just had never met dangerous animals. It was a kind of pigeon, a very large one.

## In Jewish tradition

It is not the extinct bird here. It is a Hebrew personal name, Dodo, the father or ancestor of some of David's mighty men.

**Interpretation.** Eleazar and Elhanan, sons of Dodo, are listed among David's mighty warriors, and the tradition honors them as heroes of his army.

### Examples

- Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Beth-lehem; (Prophets 2SA.23.24, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dodo/#x1)
- Also the mighty men of valour: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Beth-lehem; (Writings 1CH.11.26, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dodo/#x2)
- And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighty men. (Writings 1CH.11.12, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dodo/#x3)

### Note

Plural «dodos» or «dodoes». Myth: the dodo was not stupid or clumsy; it just had never met dangerous animals. It was a kind of pigeon, a very large one.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «dodo» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dodo/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«dodo» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dodo.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «dodo» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dodo/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«dodo» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/dodo.html) on Mova free.