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noun
A biological organism that has been created and designed by artificial means.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction
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noun
A person who performs robot-like tasks, or performs tasks in place of a robot.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A person who performs robot-like tasks, or performs tasks in place of a robot.
Any of the soldiers sent in to Chernobyl to clean up the radioactive hazard after an attempt with remote-controlled robots had failed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical, informal
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gweyh3-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- Proto-Indo-European *h3erbh- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h3órbhos Proto-Balto-Slavic *árbas Proto-Slavic *orbъ Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Balto-Slavic *-éitei Proto-Slavic *-iti Proto-Slavic *orbiti Proto-Indo-European *-otéh2 Proto-Balto-Slavic *-atā́ˀ Proto-Slavic *-ota Proto-Slavic *orbota Old Czech robota Czech robota Czech robotbor. English robot English biorobot From bio- + robot.
