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theriolatry

theriolatry noun: the worship of wild animals.

Noun

theriolatry (uncountable)

  1. The worship of wild animals.

Origin of theriolatry

From therio- + -latry.

Questions about theriolatry

What does theriolatry mean?
Theriolatry means the worship of wild animals.
What part of speech is theriolatry?
Theriolatry is a noun.

Words near theriolatry in the dictionary

  1. theriogenologist
  2. theriogenologists
  3. theriogenology
  4. therioherpetid
  5. therioherpetids
  6. theriolatry
  7. theriologic
  8. theriological
  9. theriologist
  10. theriologists
  11. theriology

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