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therionym

therionym noun: a word for an animal, directly or etymologically.

Noun

therionym (plural therionyms)

  1. (rare) A word for an animal, directly or etymologically.

Forms of therionym

pluraltherionyms

Questions about therionym

What does therionym mean?
Therionym means a word for an animal, directly or etymologically.
What part of speech is therionym?
Therionym is a noun.
What is the plural of therionym?
The plural of therionym is therionyms.

Words near therionym in the dictionary

  1. theriomorphizes
  2. theriomorphizing
  3. theriomorphosis
  4. theriomorphous
  5. theriomorphs
  6. therionym
  7. theriophile
  8. theriophiles
  9. theriophily
  10. theriophoric
  11. Theriot

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