zoomorphic

[zoh-uh-mawr-fik]

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

Related formszo·o·morph, noun

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They cook by means of heated stones and have zoomorphic masks.
Man, Past and Present
Agustus Henry Keane
In the mind of the savage the world is peopled by a host of mythic beings, anthropomorphic and zoomorphic.
Canyons of the Colorado
J. W. Powell

Word Origin and History for zoomorphic

adj.

1872, from comb. form of Greek zoion "animal" (see zoo) + morphe "shape" (see Morpheus) + -ic.