The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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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