dodo
/ˈdəʊdəʊ/noun
उच्चारण डोडो
डोडो (मॉरीशस का उड़ न सकने वाला विशाल पक्षी जो अब विलुप्त हो चुका है)
Core word
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[C]
a large bird that could not fly and lived on the island of Mauritius, which became extinct about 300 years ago
डोडो (मॉरीशस का उड़ न सकने वाला विशाल पक्षी जो अब विलुप्त हो चुका है)
- The dodo was last seen in the seventeenth century.
- Children read about the dodo in their science book.
- The dodo became extinct because humans and animals brought to the island destroyed its habitat.
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- A model of a dodo stands in the museum's natural history hall.
- Scientists often use the dodo as an example of a lost species.
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[C] informal, humorous
a person who is stupid or old-fashioned
मूर्ख या पुराने ज़माने का व्यक्ति
- He called the old teacher a dodo because he refused to use a computer.
- My uncle is a bit of a dodo when it comes to smartphones.
- Don't be a dodo and forget your umbrella in the monsoon.
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- The new manager called the old rules dodo ideas.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
a dodo / the dodo
The dodo was a real bird that lived in Mauritius and has been extinct for centuries. It is a countable noun: a dodo, two dodos.
Dodo एक वास्तविक पक्षी था जो मॉरीशस में रहता था और सदियों से विलुप्त है। यह गणनीय noun है: a dodo, two dodos।
- The dodo could not fly.
- Sailors hunted the dodo until none were left.
as dead as a dodo
This idiom means completely gone, no longer existing, or no longer useful.
इस मुहावरे का अर्थ है पूरी तरह समाप्त, अस्तित्व में न रहना, या अब उपयोगी न रहना।
- The old typewriter is as dead as a dodo.
- Letter writing is nearly as dead as a dodo.
go the way of the dodo
To go the way of the dodo means to become extinct or to disappear from use.
'Go the way of the dodo' का अर्थ विलुप्त हो जाना या प्रयोग से गायब हो जाना है।
- Landline phones are going the way of the dodo.
- Without protection, many species will go the way of the dodo.
an old dodo (informal)
In British informal speech, dodo can describe a silly or old-fashioned person; it can sound rude.
British अनौपचारिक बोलचाल में 'dodo' मूर्ख या पुराने ख्यालों वाले व्यक्ति के लिए आ सकता है; यह अशिष्ट लग सकता है।
- Don't be an old dodo, learn to use the app.
- He called his boss a dodo behind his back.
dodo as a plural subject
The plural dodos is rare because the bird is extinct, so writers often say the dodo as a general term.
पक्षी विलुप्त है, इसलिए बहुवचन dodos कम आता है; लेखक सामान्य अर्थ में प्रायः the dodo लिखते हैं।
- The dodo is a symbol of extinction.
- Few scientists have ever seen a living dodo.
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adjective + dodo
extinctflightlesssillyolddead as a
- The extinct dodo is a symbol of lost nature.
verb + dodo
become ago the way of thehunt thebe like astudy the
- Several rare birds may go the way of the dodo.
dodo + related word
islandboneskeletonextinctionMauritius
- A dodo skeleton is kept in a museum.
dodo in idioms
dead as a dodoas extinct as a dodothe way of the dodo
- Rotary phones are as extinct as the dodo.
dodo + comparison
like a dodono dodonot a dodo
- He is no dodo; he learns every new app in a day.
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- Radhika read about the dodo in her geography book.
राधिका ने अपनी भूगोल की पुस्तक में dodo के बारे में पढ़ा।
- The dodo disappeared after sailors reached its island.
नाविकों के उसके द्वीप पर पहुँचने के बाद dodo लुप्त हो गया।
- That rule is as dead as a dodo in modern schools.
वह चलन आधुनिक विद्यालयों में पूरी तरह समाप्त हो चुका है।
- Telegram services have gone the way of the dodo.
तार सेवाएँ अब बीते ज़माने की बात हो गई हैं।
- My grandfather says I am no dodo with computers.
मेरे दादा कहते हैं कि मैं कंप्यूटर में अनाड़ी नहीं हूँ।
- Museums show bones of the dodo to teach students about extinction.
संग्रहालय विलुप्ति के बारे में सिखाने के लिए dodo की हड्डियाँ दिखाते हैं।
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✗ The old method is as dead like a dodo.
✓ The old method is as dead as a dodo.
The idiom uses as ... as, not like.
मुहावरे में 'as ... as' आता है, 'like' नहीं।
✗ Landlines are going the way for the dodo.
✓ Landlines are going the way of the dodo.
The idiom takes of, not for.
मुहावरे में 'of' आता है, 'for' नहीं।
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as dead as a dodo
completely out of use or extinct
पूरी तरह समाप्त, चलन से बाहर
- Typewriters are as dead as a dodo now.
- That old custom is as dead as a dodo.
AaSpelling
do·do
✓In the exam
General knowledge
GK: The dodo became extinct in the late seventeenth century, after humans reached Mauritius.
GK: मनुष्यों के Mauritius पहुँचने के बाद सत्रहवीं शताब्दी के अंत में dodo विलुप्त हो गया।