dodos
Mauritius's lost fowl
Dodos are flightless birds that became extinct in the late 17th century, native to Mauritius.
Unable to fly and unafraid of humans, they were easily hunted to extinction—making the dodo a symbol of obsolescence and vulnerability.
To call someone a dodo is to call them stupid or hopelessly out of touch: Those old dodos in management don't understand the internet.
Incapable of aerial travel
- MauritiusIndian Ocean island nation
- huntingPursuing wild game
- overhuntingExcessive wildlife killing
- habitat lossElimination of living spaces
invasive species · pigs · rats · dogs · monkeys · deforestation · human impact · colonization
Card game for one
- flightlessIncapable of aerial travel
- hooked beakBent bird mouthpart
- largeOf great size
- plumpAgreeably fat, well-filled
grey plumage · wings · vestigial · terrestrial · ground-nesting · evolution · endemic
No longer in use
- stupidLacking intelligence or judgment
- clumsyLacking physical coordination
- foolishLacking good sense
- outdatedNo longer in use
antiquated · bygone · relic · cautionary tale · icon · mascot · Alice in Wonderland · Lewis Carroll
flightless
Incapable of aerial travel
- MauritiusIndian Ocean island nation
- huntingPursuing wild game
- overhuntingExcessive wildlife killing
habitat loss · invasive species · pigs · rats · dogs · monkeys · deforestation · human impact · colonization · vulnerable
solitaire
Card game for one
- flightlessIncapable of aerial travel
- hooked beakBent bird mouthpart
- largeOf great size
grey plumage · plump · wings · vestigial · terrestrial · ground-nesting · evolution · endemic
obsolete
No longer in use
outdated · antiquated · bygone · relic · cautionary tale · icon · mascot · Alice in Wonderland · Lewis Carroll · warning
- flightless birdsostrich, penguins, emu, ostriches, kiwi
- island ecologyoceanic islands, endemic species, archipelago, archipelagos, atoll
dodossurvivors
Those still alive after
adapters · cockroaches · rats · thrivers · living creatures
dodosgeniuses
Exceptionally gifted intellects
brains · whiz kids · masterminds · sharp minds · savants
- dodo birdExtinct flightless Mauritian fowl
- dead as a dodoTotally and irreversibly extinct
- gone the way of the dodo birdBecome extinct or obsolete
- as dead as a dodoEntirely extinct or defunct
- gone the way of the dodoBecome completely extinct
- going the way of the DodoBecoming obsolete or extinct