of or pertaining to a deity or other being conceived of as having the form of an animal
2.
characterized by a highly stylized or conventionalized representation of animal forms
3.
representing or using animal forms
Derived forms
zoomorph
noun
Word origin
[1870–75; zoo- + -morphic]This word is first recorded in the period 1870–75. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Mafia, asymmetric, billing, fifth wheel, onshorezoo- is a combining form meaning “living being,” “animal,” used in the formation of compoundwords. Other words that use the affix zoo- include: zooflagellate, zoogeography, zooplasty, zoosemiotics, zoospore