Hypertext Webster Gateway: "dronte"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.] (Zo["o]l.)
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Dronte \Dron"te\, n. [F.] (Zo["o]l.)
The dodo.
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