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单词 therianthropic
释义

therianthropic

[ theer-ee-an-throp-ik ]
/ ˌθɪər i ænˈθrɒp ɪk /

adjective

being partly bestial and partly human in form.
of or relating to deities conceived or represented in such form.

Origin of therianthropic

1885–90; <Greek thērí(on) “beast” + anthrop(o)- + -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM therianthropic

the·ri·an·thro·pism [theer-ee-an-thruh-piz-uhm], /ˌθɪər iˈæn θrəˌpɪz əm/, noun

Words nearby therianthropic

therewith, therewithal, Therezina, theriac, therian, therianthropic, theriatrics, theridiid, “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”, Ring of the Nibelung, The, theriogenology
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Example sentences from the Web for therianthropic

  • Similarly we find “therianthropic” forms—half animal, half human—in Egypt or Assyria-Babylonia.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2|Various

British Dictionary definitions for therianthropic

therianthropic
/ (ˌθɪərɪənˈθrɒpɪk) /

adjective

(of certain mythical creatures or deities) having a partly animal, partly human form
of or relating to such creatures or deities

Derived forms of therianthropic

therianthropism (ˌθɪərɪˈænθrəˌpɪzəm), noun

Word Origin for therianthropic

C19: from Greek thērion wild animal + anthrōpos man
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