"biomechanoid" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: biomechanoids [plural]
Etymology: From bio- + mechanoid. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|bio|mechanoid}} bio- + mechanoid Head templates: {{en-noun}} biomechanoid (plural biomechanoids)
  1. (science fiction) A robot in the form of an animal. Categories (topical): Science fiction

Inflected forms

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