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animatron

noun
an·​i·​ma·​tron | \ ˈa-nÉ™-mÉ™-ËŒträn How to pronounce animatron (audio) \
plural animatrons

Definition of animatron

: a puppet or similar figure that is animated by means of electromechanical devices : an animatronic figure In Jurassic Park, the Steven Spielberg dinosaur action thriller, the full-sized animatron of the Tyrannosaurus Rex weighed almost 7000 kilograms.Daily Telegraph (Sydney, Australia), 5 Nov. 2002

First Known Use of animatron

1971, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for animatron

short for audio-animatron, back-formation from audio-animatronic

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