Robot Birds
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anseroid /ˈӕnsәˌrɔɪd/
noun (plural anseroids)
1. a robot in the form of a goose.
2. a charmingly pointless piece of software.
- anseroidal /ˌӕnsәˈrɔɪdәl/ adjective
[from Latin anser ‘goose’ + -oid.]
aquiloid /ˈӕkwәˌlɔɪd/
noun (plural aquiloids)
a robot in the form of an eagle.
- aquiloidal /ˌӕkwәˈlɔɪdәl/ adjective
[from Latin aquila ‘eagle’ + -oid.]
crowbot /ˈkrәʊbɒt/
noun (plural crowbots)
a mechanical bird.
- crowbotic /krәʊˈbɒtɪk/ adjective
- crowboticly adverb
[a blend of crow + robot.]
cygnoid /ˈsɪɡnɔɪd/
noun (plural cygnoids)
a robot in the form of a swan.
- cygnoidal /sɪɡˈnɔɪdәl/ adjective
[from Latin cygnus ‘swan’ + -oid.]
didoid /ˈdʌɪdɔɪd/
noun (plural didoids)
1. a robot in the form of a dodo.
2. a defunct technology or appliance.
Synonym: grantenna
Proxynonym: ramsterite(2.), tin pensioner
- didoidal /dʌɪˈdɔɪdәl/ adjective
[from Latin didus ‘dodo’ + -oid.]
gallinoid /ˈɡӕlәˌnɔɪd/
noun (plural gallinoids)
a robot in the form of a chicken.
- gallinoidal /ˌɡӕlәˈnɔɪdәl/ adjective
[from Latin gallina ‘hen’ + -oid.]
ibidoid /ˈɪbәˌdɔɪd/
noun (plural ibidoids)
1. a robot in the form of a ibis.
2. a yerpian dancer.
- ibidoidal /ˌɪbәˈdɔɪdәl/ adjective
[from ibis + -oid.]
pavonoid /ˈpӕvәˌnɔɪd/
noun (plural pavonoids)
1. a robot in the form of a peacock.
2. a screensaver.
- pavonoidal /ˌpӕvәˈnɔɪdәl/ adjective
[from Latin pavo ‘peacock’ + -oid.]
picoid /ˈpʌɪsɔɪd/
noun (plural picoids)
1. a robot in the form of a woodpecker.
2. a drill for boring.
Synonym: digspin, darve, sparrow(2.)
- picoidal /pʌɪˈsɔɪdәl/ adjective
[from Latin picus ‘woodpecker’ + -oid.]
psittacoid /ˈsɪtәˌkɔɪd/
noun (plural psittacoids)
1. a robot in the form of a parrot.
2. a text-to-speech application.
- psittacoidal /ˌsɪtәˈkɔɪdәl/ adjective
[from Latin psittacus ‘parrot’ + -oid.]
struthionoid /struːθɪәnɔɪd/
noun (plural struthionoids)
a robot in the form of a ostrich.
- struthionoidal /ˈstruθionɔɪdәl/ adjective
[from Struthionidae, the taxonomical family which includes the ostriches + -oid.]
trochilidoid /trәʊˈkɪlәˌdɔɪd/
noun (plural trochilidoids)
a robot in the form of a hummingbird.
- trochilidoidal /ˌtrәʊkɪlәˈdɔɪdәl/ adjective
[from Trochilidae, the hummingbird family in taxonomy + -oid.]