boid.
A computer simulation of an animal that flies in flocks or swarms.
Meaning & usage
A computer simulation of an animal that flies in flocks or swarms.
Where this word comes from
From Boids, an artificial life program developed by Craig Reynolds in 1986; derived from bird and -oid.
Any member of the family Boidae of non-venomous snakes.
Nonstandard spelling of bird, representing the traditional New York City pronunciation.
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