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cynomorphic, a.|sɪnəʊ-, saɪnəʊˈmɔːfɪk|
[Ultimately f. Gr. κυνόµορϕος, f. κυνο- dog- + µορϕή form. Cf. mod.F. cynomorphe dog-shaped.]
1. Zool. Belonging to the division Cynomorpha of catarrhine monkeys.
2. (nonce-use, app. after anthropomorphic.) Relating to a dog's ideas and ways of looking at things. So cynoˈmorphism.
1892L. Robinson in Contemp. Rev. Sept. 360 An instance of the operation of the cynomorphic idea can be seen in the behaviour of a dog when a bone is given to him. Ibid. 359 There is, affecting the dog's point of view, almost undoubtedly such a thing as cynomorphism. |