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designoid.

That came up by accident but appears to be designed.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj
  1. That came up by accident but appears to be designed.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From design + -oid. Coined by British biologist Richard Dawkins in 1996 in the book Climbing Mount Improbable.

noun
  1. A designoid object.

Where this word comes from

From design + -oid. Coined by British biologist Richard Dawkins in 1996 in the book Climbing Mount Improbable.

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