Noddy (character) used as an adjective meaning "petty or trivial" (compare with "Mickey Mouse"), for example, in computer programming: ""This simultaneous linear equation subroutine crashes out on the Noddy case when n = 1, but otherwise it works."" or ""Remember to check all the Noddy cases."" "Toytown" was a BBC radio series for children, broadcast for Children's Hour on the Home Service from 1929. It featured Larry The Lamb as its chief character. Noddy (character) Noddy is a fictional character created by English children's author Enid Blyton, originally published between 1949 and 1963. Noddy was illustrated by the Dutch artist Eelco Martinus
Lesser noddy "Anous" was introduced by the English naturalist James Francis Stephens in 1826. "Anous" is Ancient Greek for "stupid" or "foolish". The specific name "tenuirostris" is from the Latin "tenuis" for "slender" and "-rostris" "-billed". There are two subspecies: The lesser noddy is in length with a wingspan of and a weight of . The plumage is brownish black. The forehead and crown are lighter in colour. This species is smaller and slightly paler than the similar black noddy and has pale rather than dark lores. Lesser noddy The lesser noddy ("Anous tenuirostris"), also known as the sooty noddy, is a