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androides

Pronunciation: [an.droˈiː.deːs]

“androides” is a Latin word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. android

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀνδροειδής (androeidḗs), from ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “shaped”). Initially used to describe legendary human-shaped devices such as metallic talking heads alleged to have been made by wise scholars such as Albertus Magnus or Roger Bacon.

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