cynanthropy

noun

Etymology

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

Definitions

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

  2. A shape-shifting ability between human and canine forms.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for cynanthropy. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA