Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
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noun
A computer simulation of an animal that flies in flocks or swarms.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Any member of the family Boidae of non-venomous snakes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Nonstandard spelling of bird, representing the traditional New York City pronunciation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, nonstandard
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History
From Boids, an artificial life program developed by Craig Reynolds in 1986; derived from bird and -oid.
Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
