different between boid vs pythonid

English

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /b??d/
• Rhymes: -??d
• Homophones: Boyd, buoyed (one pronunciation)

Noun

boid (plural boids)

1. A computer simulation of an animal that flies in flocks or swarms.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?bo?.?d/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?b??.?d/

Noun

boid (plural boids)

1. Any member of the family Boidae of non-venomous snakes.

Related terms

• boa

Translations

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (NYC) IPA^(key): /b??d/

Noun

boid (plural boids)

1. Nonstandard spelling of bird representing the New York City pronunciation

Anagrams

• Bodi

Irish

Alternative forms

• buid (superseded)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /b??d?/

Noun

boid m

1. inflection of bod:
   1. vocative/genitive singular
   2. nominative/dative plural

Mutation

English

Noun

pythonid (plural pythonids)

1. (zoology) Any of the family Pythonidae of non-venomous snakes, distinguished from the boids by teeth on the premaxilla.