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Webster 1913 Edition
Cynanthropy
Cy-nan′thro-py
(s?-n?n′thr?-p?)
, Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK] of a dog-man; [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK], [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK], dog + [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK] man: cf. F.
cynanthropie
.] (Med.)
A kind of madness in which men fancy themselves changed into dogs, and imitate the voice and habits of that animal.
Webster 1828 Edition
Cynanthropy
CYNANTHROPY
,Noun.
Definition 2024
cynanthropy
cynanthropy
English
Alternative forms
- kynanthropy
Noun
cynanthropy (plural cynanthropies)
- (medicine) A delusion in which a person believes he or she is transformed into a dog.
- (anthropology, folklore) A shape-shifting ability between human and canine forms.
Translations
delusion where one believes they are a dog
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