Meaning

1 senses

  1. (dated, slang)An anthropomorphized animal and creature.

Examples

5 sentences

  1. What is with anthropomorphic animals that get people so interested?

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  2. Like you, she thinks about languages in an anthropomorphic and anthropocentric way.

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  3. A legion of anthropomorphic foxes is clashing with an army of orcs.

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  4. Tom is an anthropomorphic cat.

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  5. Movies involving anthropomorphic animals have been around for almost a century, most notably Disney movies.

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Origin

Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)

Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)

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Forms

plural: anthropomorphics
Singularanthropomorphic
Pluralanthropomorphics

regular

Word family

4 related words
Relatedailuromorphicanthropomorphismanthropologictheriomorphic

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
anthraxanthropocentricanthropologistC1anthropologyC1anthropomorphismantiB1antibacterialB2

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