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zoomorphoses

zoomorphoses is the plural of zoomorphosis.

Meaning of zoomorphosis

Noun

zoomorphosis (countable and uncountable, plural zoomorphoses)

  1. The formation of a plant structure (such as a gall) by means of animal activity
  2. The transformation of a human into an animal.
    • In the manner of the Nights, the action-packed plot features antirealist narrative devices such as magical ornaments, air transport, supernatural beings, and zoomorphosis.2011, Srinivas Aravamudan, Enlightenment Orientalism: Resisting the Rise of the Novel, page 219

Questions about zoomorphoses

What is zoomorphoses the plural of?
Zoomorphoses is the plural of zoomorphosis.

Words near zoomorphoses in the dictionary

  1. zoomorphizes
  2. zoomorphizing
  3. zoomorphological
  4. zoomorphology
  5. zoomorphosed
  6. zoomorphoses
  7. zoomorphosis
  8. zoomorphous
  9. zoomorphs
  10. zoomorphy
  11. Zoomraid

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