'Dronte' definitions:
Definition of 'Dronte'
From: GCIDE
- Dronte \Dron"te\, n. [F.] (Zool.) The dodo. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'dronte'
From: GCIDE
- 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.] (Zool.) 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. [1913 Webster]