Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A kind of madness in which the afflicted person imagines himself to be a dog, and imitates its voice and actions.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Med.) A kind of madness in which men fancy themselves changed into dogs, and imitate the voice and habits of that animal.
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- noun medicine A
delusion in which a person believes he or she is transformed into adog . - noun anthropology, folklore A shape-shifting ability between human and
canine forms.
Etymologies
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Examples
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All those who are interested in the spread of human culture among the lower animals (and their name is legion) should make a point of not missing the really marvellous exhibition of cynanthropy given by the famous old Irish red setter wolfdog formerly known by the SOBRIQUET of Garryowen and recently rechristened by his large circle of friends and acquaintances Owen
Ulysses 2003
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All those who are interested in the spread of human culture among the lower animals (and their name is legion) should make a point of not missing the really marvellous exhibition of cynanthropy given by the famous old Irish red setter wolfdog formerly known by the _sobriquet_ of
Ulysses James Joyce 1911
jmjarmstrong commented on the word cynanthropy
JM reckons that cynanthropy sufferers are barking up the wrong delusion.
October 24, 2009