cynanthropy
Meanings
noun
- A delusion in which a person believes he or she is transformed into a dog.
- A shape-shifting ability between human and canine forms.
Word forms
Etymology
Coined based on Ancient Greek κύων (kúōn, “dog”) and ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, “man; human”).
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