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anthropectomy

anthropectomy noun: the mistaken denial or tendency to deny human-like characteristics in a non-human animal on the basis that those characteristics are unique to humans.

Noun

anthropectomy (uncountable)

  1. The mistaken denial or tendency to deny human-like characteristics in a non-human animal on the basis that those characteristics are unique to humans.
    Synonyms:
    anthropodenial

Synonyms of anthropectomy

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Questions about anthropectomy

What does anthropectomy mean?
Anthropectomy means the mistaken denial or tendency to deny human-like characteristics in a non-human animal on the basis that those characteristics are unique to humans.
What part of speech is anthropectomy?
Anthropectomy is a noun.

Words near anthropectomy in the dictionary

  1. anthroparchy
  2. anthroparian
  3. anthroparians
  4. anthropause
  5. anthropauses
  6. anthropectomy
  7. anthropedoturbation
  8. anthropeia
  9. anthrophilia
  10. anthrophilic
  11. anthrophobe

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