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  • proper noun A taxonomic order within the subclass Neognathae — the doves, the pigeons, and the extinct dodos.

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Examples

  • “An Ecomorphological Review of the Dodo (Raphus cucullatus) and Solitaire (Pezophaps solitaria), Flightless Columbiformes of the Mascarene Islands.”

    The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004

  • “An Ecomorphological Review of the Dodo (Raphus cucullatus) and Solitaire (Pezophaps solitaria), Flightless Columbiformes of the Mascarene Islands.”

    The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004

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