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theriomorphic

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the⋅ri⋅o⋅mor⋅phic

  [theer-ee-uh-mawr-fik]
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–adjective
(of deities) thought of or represented as having the form of beasts.
Also, the⋅ri⋅o⋅mor⋅phous.

Origin:
1880–85; < Gk thēriómorph(os) beast-shaped (thērío(n) wild beast + -morphos -morphous ) + -ic

Related forms:
the⋅ri⋅o⋅morph, noun
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the·ri·o·mor·phic   (thîr'ē-ə-môr'fĭk)   
adj.  Thought of as having the form of a beast. Used of a deity.

[Greek thērion, diminutive of thēr, wild beast; see theropod + -morphic.]
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