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 ]

n. 1. the branch of dentistry dealing with diseases of the dental pulp.
Syn. -- endodontia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. the treatment of diseases of the dental pulp, especially by completely removing the pulp and nerve inside a tooth and its root, and replacing it with a filling material; root canal therapy; pulp canal therapy. [ PJC ]

n. a dentist specializing in endodontics. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Gr. pseydo`doxos; pseydh`s false + do`xa an opinion. ] Not true in opinion or doctrine; false. -- n. A false opinion or doctrine. “To maintain the atheistical pseudodox which judgeth evil good, and darkness light.” T. Adams. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One of the Zalambdodonta. The tenrec, solenodon, and golden moles are examples. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to a tribe (Zalambdodonta) of Insectivora in which the molar teeth have but one V-shaped ridge. [ 1913 Webster ]