dodo

«dodo» in Mova's judaism dictionary: The dodo was a large, plump bird that could not fly and… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a dodo, dodos or dodoes)

meaning for a pupil

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 →

2) «As dead as a dodo» means completely gone or finished. tree →

3) (informal) A dodo can mean an old-fashioned or silly person. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and 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. In the primary 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

• 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 →
• 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 →
• 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 →
• The dodo lived only on the island of Mauritius. tree →
• The dodo could not fly. tree →
• Dodos became extinct soon after sailors arrived. tree →
• The dodo was not afraid of people, so it was easy to catch. tree →
• A Dodo runs a race in «Alice in Wonderland». tree →
• That old game is as dead as a dodo. tree →
• We saw a model of a dodo in the museum. tree →

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 the corpora

• Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Beth-lehem;
• And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighty men.
• Also the mighty men of valour: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Beth-lehem;
• The dodo was not stupid; it had lived with no hunters, so it had no reason to fear people.
• The Dodo presents the thimble with "We beg your acceptance of this elegant thimble", and they all cheer.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «dodo» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.