theriomorphic
/θɪəɹ.i.əˈmɔɹ.fɪk/
theriomorphic adjective: having the form of a beast.
Adjective
theriomorphic (not comparable)
- Having the form of a beast.
- Io, of the myth, beloved in bovine form by Zeus, is in reality only ‘ox-eyed’ Hera herself, the great goddess of the Argolic plain. Io, the priestess in the service of the spouse of Zeus, was in fact evolved by the myth out of the theriomorphic Hera and at a time when the old-time belief in animal...1924, Herbert Weir Smyth, “II. The Suppliant Maidens”, in Aeschylean Tragedy, page 45
theriomorphic meaning in Tamil and Bengali
theriomorphic in Tamil
- விலங்கு உரு கடவுள்
theriomorphic in Bengali
- পশু আকৃতির
Origin of theriomorphic
From therio- (“beast, wild animal”) + -morphic. Originating from Ancient Greek.
Words that rhyme with theriomorphic
- isomorphic
- metamorphic
- polymorphic
- monomorphic
- amorphic
- anamorphic
- anthropomorphic
- dimorphic
- dysmorphic
- lagomorphic
- trimorphic
- allomorphic
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Questions about theriomorphic
- What does theriomorphic mean?
- Theriomorphic means having the form of a beast.
- What is theriomorphic in Tamil?
- Theriomorphic in Tamil is விலங்கு உரு கடவுள். See Theriomorphic meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is theriomorphic?
- Theriomorphic is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce theriomorphic?
- Theriomorphic is pronounced /θɪəɹ.i.əˈmɔɹ.fɪk/.
Words near theriomorphic in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: theriomorphic (page history and authors); theriomorphic (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); theriomorphic (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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