theriomorphic


the·ri·o·mor·phic

T0155300 (thîr′ē-ə-môr′fĭk) also the·ri·o·mor·phous (-fəs)adj. Thought of as having the form of a beast. Used of a deity.
[Greek thērion, diminutive of thēr, wild beast; see theropod + -morphic.]

theriomorphic

(ˌθɪərɪəʊˈmɔːfɪk) or

theriomorphous

adj (Classical Myth & Legend) (esp of a deity) possessing or depicted in the form of a beast[C19: from Greek thēriomorphos, from thērion wild animal + morphē shape] ˈtherioˌmorph n

the•ri•o•mor•phic

(ˌθɪər i əˈmɔr fɪk)

also the`ri•o•mor′phous,



adj. (of deities) thought of or represented as having the form of animals. [1880–85; < Greek thēriómorph(os) beast-shaped (thērío(n) wild beast + -morphos -morphous) + -ic] the′ri•o•morph`, n.
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