Assertion: dodo | /r/HasProperty | one of the three species
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text: Dodo, (Raphus cucullatus), extinct flightless bird of Mauritius (an island of the Indian Ocean), one of the three species that constituted the family Raphidae, usually placed with pigeons in the order Columbiformes but sometimes separated as an order (Raphiformes).
text: The dodo is an unmistakable icon of extinction, a species squandered in near-time, but separating the animal from its modern mythology is an ongoing task.
text: Further discussion about the extinction of this gigantic Pigeon is included under the pages relating to EXTERMINATION, and it should be kept in mind that the Dodo is just one of many species which has sadly disappeared in relatively recent history.
text: The dodo was one of the three species that constituted the family Raphidae (usually placed with pigeons in the order Columbiformes).