designoid

English

Etymology

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

Adjective

designoid (not comparable)

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

Noun

designoid (plural designoids)

  1. A designoid object.

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