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What is "zoomorphic"

The Collaborative International Dictionary
Zoomorphic

Zoomorphic \Zo`["o]*mor"phic\, a. [Zo["o]- + Gr. ? form.] Of or pertaining to zo["o]morphism.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
zoomorphic

"representative of animals," especially representative of a god in the form of an animal, 1872, from zoo- + morphe "shape" (see Morpheus) + -ic. Related: Zoomorphism.

Wiktionary
zoomorphic

a. Having the shape, form, or likeness of an animal. alt. Having the shape, form, or likeness of an animal.

Usage examples of "zoomorphic".

The pieces were astonishingly intricate, their flat surfaces ornamented with a wealth of abstract or zoomorphic interlace laid on with wire, and glittering beadlets of gold.

The pieces were astonishingly intricate, their flat surfaces ornamented with a wealth of abstract or zoomorphic interlace laid on with wire, and glittering beadlets of gold.