metroid /ˈmɛtɹɔɪd/
- metro-, metropolitan, via French métropolitain, from Ancient Greek μητρόπολις, of μήτηρ (mḗtēr, “mother”) and πόλις (pólis, “city”)
- -oid, from Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos, “form, likeness”).
- adj. resembling a city, esp. geographically, politically, or by shape or structure
the complex, metroid patterns of development in large networks of fox dens
a candidate's metroid reforms were unpopular in the rural county
these metroid formations on the surface of the marsh occur during dry seasons
- adj. of or pertaining to cities or metropolitan areas
Subway systems have long been a metroid staple in civil engineering
- adj, noun (derogatory) having negative qualities of being metropolitan. (Compare: metrosexual)
as noun: God, those metroids keep coming in and act like they own the place.
as adjective: Would you lose that metroid attitude and help me wash the dog?
