Usually means: Attributing animal traits to humans.
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We found 19 dictionaries that define the word zoomorphism:

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  1. zoomorphism: Merriam-Webster
  2. zoomorphism: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. zoomorphism: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. zoomorphism: Collins English Dictionary
  5. zoomorphism: Vocabulary.com
  6. zoomorphism: Wiktionary
  7. zoomorphism: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  8. zoomorphism: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. zoomorphism: Dictionary.com
  10. Zoomorphism: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  11. Zoomorphism: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  12. zoomorphism: Rhymezone
  13. Zoomorphism: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  14. zoomorphism: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  15. zoomorphism: Mnemonic Dictionary
  16. zoomorphism: TheFreeDictionary.com
  17. zoomorphism: FreeDictionary.org

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Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Brilliant Dream Dictionary (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (zoomorphism)

noun:  The representation of gods as animals or the attributing of animal characteristics to gods.
noun:  (art, literature) The use of animal figures in art and design or of animal symbols in literature.
noun:  The viewing of human behavior in terms of the behavior of animals.

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