ratomorphic
/ˌratə(ʊ)ˈmɔːfɪk/adjective
Designating a view that human beings possess certain of the characteristics or attributes of rats; relating to or characterized by such a view. Also more generally: viewing or interpreting human behaviour in animal terms.
- The term alludes dismissively to extrapolation from the results of experiments on laboratory rats..
Origin
1960s; earliest use found in Arthur Koestler (1905–1983), novelist and journalist. From rat + -o- + -morphic, after anthropomorphic.
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