Word of the Day:

April 11, 2022

zoomorphic

adjective zoh-uh-MOR-fik

What it Means

Zoomorphic means "having the form of an animal."

// Using cookie cutters, the children made zoomorphic treats to bring to the bake sale.

Zoomorphic in Context

"Wow what a wonderful stoneware vase. The zoomorphic ram's head handles add real pizzazz to the visual impact." — John Sikorski, The Gainesville (Florida) Sun, 29 May 2021

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Zoomorphic comes from zôion, meaning "animal," and -morphic, an adjective combining form meaning "having (such) a form" and from Greek morphē, "form."

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Unscramble the letters to create a word meaning "animal life": AAUNF.

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