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zoanthropy

[ zoh-an-thruh-pee ]

noun

, Psychiatry.
  1. a mental disorder in which one believes oneself to be an animal.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of zoanthropy1

1855–60; zo- + -anthropy < New Latin -anthrōpia < Greek; anthropo-, -y 3

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