Le dodo ou dronte (Raphus cucullatus, auparavant baptisé Didus ineptus par Linné) est un oiseau coureur apparenté aux pigeons, de la famille des Raphidés (anciennement Dididés), endémique de l´île Maurice (îles Mascareignes) et disparu à la fin du XVIIe siècle.
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.