cynanthropy

cynanthropy

English

Alternative forms

• kynanthropy

Etymology

Coined based on Ancient Greek κύων (kúōn, “dog”) and ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, “man; human”).

Noun

cynanthropy (uncountable)

1. (medicine) A delusion in which a person believes he or she is transformed into a dog.
2. (anthropology, folklore) A shape-shifting ability between human and canine forms.

Translations

delusion where one believes they are a dog

French: cynanthropie (fr) f

Malay: kinantropi

See also

• galeanthropy

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for cynanthropy in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)