Raphus cucullatus

Definitions of Raphus cucullatus
  1. noun
    extinct heavy flightless bird of Mauritius related to pigeons
    synonyms: dodo
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    type of:
    columbiform bird
    a cosmopolitan order of land birds having small heads and short legs with four unwebbed toes
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