OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 12686

cyborg

/ˈsaɪ.bɔː(ɹ)ɡ/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
ciborg
A being which is part machine and part organic.
I would not classify the Tin Woodman as magical robot, but more of a magical cyborg, if anything.
Prof. Clynes is a published poet and author of five books. He coined the word "cyborg". He also coined the word "sentics" to describe a new science entirely of his own devising.
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