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Where does “boid” come from?

boid (English) comes from English bird, from Middle English brid, from Old English bridd — young bird, chick; chicken.

boid (English): A computer simulation of an animal that flies in...

Definitions

  1. A computer simulation of an animal that flies in...

Ancestry of “boid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbirdA member of the class of animals Aves in the...
2Middle Englishbrida young bird, a bird in general; Alternative form...
3Old Englishbriddyoung bird, chick; chicken
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