English Explanatory Dictionary

boid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A computer simulation of an animal that flies in flocks or swarms.
noun
  1. Any member of the family Boidae of non-venomous snakes.
noun
  1. Nonstandard spelling of bird, representing the traditional New York City pronunciation.

Pronunciation

/bɔɪd/ /ˈboʊ.ɪd/ /ˈbəʊ.ɪd/ /bəɪd/

Word forms

boid boids

Etymology

From Boids, an artificial life program developed by Craig Reynolds in 1986; derived from bird and -oid.

Related words

boa
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