Bodo
See also: bodo, bōdo, and Bodø
Translingual
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Bodo causatus cysts. Magnified x12,000.
Etymology
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Proper noun
Bodo m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Bodonidae – certain flagellate protozoans.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Protozoa - kingdom; Eozoa - subkingdom; Euglenozoa - infrakingdom; Euglenozoa - phylum; Kinetoplastea - class; Bodonina - order; Bodonidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): family - type species; for other species see Bodo at AlgaeBase.
References
Bodo on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Bodo on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Bodo on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Bodo at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Bodo at Encyclopedia of Life
- Bodo at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Bodo at World Register of Marine Species
- Bodo at AlgaeBase
English
Noun
Bodo (plural Bodos or Bodo)
- One of an Indian minority ethnic group, early settlers of Assam.
Proper noun
Bodo
- The Tibeto-Burman language of the Bodo.
Proper noun
Bodo
- A possibly extinct Bantu/Lebonya language of the Central African Republic.
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Hungarian Bodó.
Proper noun
Bodo (plural Bodos)
- A surname from Hungarian.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Bodo is the 35395th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 636 individuals. Bodo is most common among White (91.98%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bodo”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 180.
Anagrams
- doob
German
Alternative forms
- Botho, Boto
Etymology
Either via Old Saxon bodo (“master”) or from Old High German boto (“messenger”); also a short form for given names beginning with Bodo- (Bodowin, Bodomar) or ending with -bod (as Adalbod)
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Bodo m (proper noun, strong, genitive Bodos)
- a male given name