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zoomorphosis

zoomorphosis noun: the formation of a plant structure (such as a gall) by means of animal activity.

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

Forms of zoomorphosis

pluralzoomorphoses

Origin of zoomorphosis

From zoo- + morphosis.

Questions about zoomorphosis

What does zoomorphosis mean?
Zoomorphosis means the formation of a plant structure (such as a gall) by means of animal activity.
What part of speech is zoomorphosis?
Zoomorphosis is a noun.
What is the plural of zoomorphosis?
The plural of zoomorphosis is zoomorphoses.

Words near zoomorphosis in the dictionary

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

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