therianthropic

adjective

the·​ri·​an·​throp·​ic

¦thirē¦an¦thräpik

1

: combining human and animal form

therianthropic deity

2

: relating to religions in which the deities worshiped are partly human and partly animal in form

Word History

Etymology

Greek thērianthrōpos beast-man (from thēri- therio- + anthrōpos man, human being) + English -ic

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