Zoomorphic
/ˌzoʊ.əˈmɔːr.fɪk/noun
Having the form of an animal or representing animals.
Did you know?Its roots come from Greek zōion, meaning “animal,” and morphē, meaning “form,” so a zoomorphic image is, at its core, a shape borrowed from the animal world.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
zōion
“animal, living creature”
Ancient Greek
Greek
morphē
“form, shape”
Late Greek / Scholarly Latin
Greek/Latin
zoomorphos
“animal-shaped; having the form of an animal”
19th Century
English
zoomorphic
“having the form or characteristics of an animal”
Modern English
English
zoomorphic
“animal-shaped or animal-representing”
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