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zoömorphism

zoömorphism is the alternative spelling of zoomorphism.

Meaning of zoomorphism

Noun

zoomorphism (plural zoomorphisms)

  1. The representation of gods as animals or the attributing of animal characteristics to gods.
  2. The use of animal figures in art and design or of animal symbols in literature.
  3. The viewing of human behavior in terms of the behavior of animals.

Forms of zoömorphism

pluralzoömorphisms

Questions about zoömorphism

What is zoömorphism the alternative spelling of?
Zoömorphism is the alternative spelling of zoomorphism.

Words near zoömorphism in the dictionary

  1. zoölogist
  2. zoölogists
  3. zoölogy
  4. zoömelanin
  5. zoömorphic
  6. zoömorphism
  7. zoömorphisms
  8. zoön
  9. zoönite
  10. zoönites
  11. zoönomy

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Adapted from Wiktionary: zoömorphism (page history and authors); zoomorphism (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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