zoomorphic

[ zoh-uh-mawr-fik ]
/ ˌzoʊ əˈmɔr fɪk /

adjective

of or relating to a deity or other being conceived of as having the form of an animal.
characterized by a highly stylized or conventionalized representation of animal forms.
representing or using animal forms.

Origin of zoomorphic

First recorded in 1870–75; zoo- + -morphic

OTHER WORDS FROM zoomorphic

zo·o·morph, noun

Words nearby zoomorphic

zoom lens, zoom out, zoom shot, zoomastigophorea, zoometry, zoomorphic, zoomorphism, zoon, zoonosis, zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis, zoonotic potential

Example sentences from the Web for zoomorph

  • What I have termed the sthetic life-history may occur to the zoomorph at any or all of these stages of religious decadence.

    Evolution in Art |Alfred C. Haddon