Bodo

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Bodo m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Bodonidae – certain flagellate protozoans.

• (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Protozoa - kingdom; Eozoa - subkingdom; Euglenozoa - infrakingdom; Euglenozoa - phylum; Kinetoplastea - class; Bodonina - order; Bodonidae - family

• (genus): family - type species; for other species see Bodo at AlgaeBase.

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• 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

Bodo (plural Bodos or Bodo)

1. One of an Indian minority ethnic group, early settlers of Assam.

Bodo

1. The Tibeto-Burman language of the Bodo.

Bodo

1. A possibly extinct Bantu/Lebonya language of the Central African Republic.

• 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.

Bodo (plural Bodos)

1. A surname from Hungarian.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bodo is the 35395^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 636 individuals. Bodo is most common among White (91.98%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bodo”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 180.

• boo'd, doob

• Botho, Boto

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)

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Bodo m (proper noun, strong, genitive Bodos)

1. a male given name