Dodo

  • 111Dodo de Hascha, B. (4) — 4B. Dodo de Hascha, (30. März), ein Prämonstratenser Mönch in Friesland, welcher von Jugend auf der Gottesfurcht und aller Tugend ergeben war. Später wurde er von seinen Eltern und Freunden zu einer Heirath gezwungen, ging aber gleich nach seines …

    Vollständiges Heiligen-Lexikon

  • 112Dodo Islands — Mascarene Islands of Mauritius, Reunion, and Rodgrigues formerly inhabited by dodo birds …

    Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games

  • 113dodo — noun /ˈdəʊˌdəʊ/ a) A large, flightless bird, Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius. b) A person or organisation which is very old or has very old fashioned views or is not… …

    Wiktionary

  • 114Dodo —    Amatory; loving.    1) A descendant of Issachar (Judg. 10:1).    2) An Ahohite, father of Eleazar, who was one of David s three heroes (2 Sam. 23:9; 1 Chr. 11:12). He was the same with Dodai mentioned in 1 Chr. 27:4.    3) A Bethlehemite, and… …

    Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • 115Dodo — Do|do 〈m. 6; Zool.〉 = Dronte …

    Universal-Lexikon

  • 116Dodo — Kurz und Koseform von Namen mit »Do« bzw. mit der Endung »do«; auch ein Mädchenname …

    Deutsch namen

  • 117DODO —    an ungainly bird larger than a turkey, with short scaly legs, a big head and bill, short wings and tail, and a greyish down plumage, now extinct, though it is known to have existed in the Mauritius some 200 years ago …

    The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • 118DODO`NA —    an ancient oracle of Zeus, in Epirus, close by a grove of oak trees, from the agitation of the branches of which the mind of the god was construed, the interpreters being at length three old women; it was more or less a local oracle, and was… …

    The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • 119dodo — dò·do s.m. TS ornit.com. uccello del genere Rafo (Raphus cucullatus), oggi estinto, con corpo tozzo, becco robusto e ricurvo, ali corte e gracili, incapace di volare Sinonimi: dronte. {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1881. ETIMO: dal portogh. doido o… …

    Dizionario italiano

  • 120Dodo — Do|do der; s, s <zu älter port. doudo »dumm, einfältig«> ausgestorbener, flugunfähiger Vogel …

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