Definition of Cynanthropy

1. n. A kind of madness in which men fancy themselves changed into dogs, and imitate the voice and habits of that animal.

Definition of Cynanthropy

1. Noun. (medicine) A delusion in which a person believes he or she is transformed into a dog. ¹

2. Noun. (context: anthropology folklore) A shape-shifting ability between human and canine forms. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Cynanthropy

1. A delusion in which one barks and growls, imagining himself to be a dog. Origin: G. Kyon, dog, + anthropos, man (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cynanthropy

cymotrichous
cymotrichy
cymous
cymrite
cymrites
cymule
cymules
cymæ
cymæ inversæ
cymæ rectæ
cymæ reversæ
cynanche
cynanches
cynancum
cynanthropies
cynanthropy (current term)
cynarctomachy
cynarrhodium
cynegetic
cynegetics
cynganeddion
cynghanedd
cynic
cynic spasm
cynical
cynically
cynicalness
cynicism
cynicisms
cynick

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