Bodo
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Translingual
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
References
Bodo on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Bodo on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Bodo on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Bodo at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Bodo at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Bodo at World Register of Marine Species
- Bodo at AlgaeBase
English
Etymology 1
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.
Translations
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Etymology 2
Proper noun
Bodo
- A possibly extinct Bantu/Lebonya language of the Central African Republic.
Translations
language
Etymology 3
- As a Hungarian suranme, Bodó, from the old name Bod or from a Slavic name meaning "to inspire" (see Buda).
- As a Polish and Slovak surname Boďo, from the old Slavic name Ostrobod, from Proto-Slavic *ostrъ (“sharp”) + *bosti (“to sting, stab”).
- As a German surname, from the noun Bodo (“messenger”). This is also found in parts of France and Italy.
- As a French surname, variant of Bodeau (from Old French boel (“gut, intestine”), from Late Latin botellus) and Thibodeau.
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
German
Alternative forms
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