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zoomorphic

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zo·o·mor·phism  (z-môrfzm)
n.
1. Attribution of animal characteristics or qualities to a god.
2. Use of animal forms in symbolism, literature, or graphic representation.

zoo·morphic adj.
Translations
zoomorphic [ˌzəʊəʊˈmɒːfɪk] ADJzoomórfico
zoomorphic
adjzoomorph


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Early Celtic Crosses often bore zoomorphic, or animal imagery, carved in the stone due to the influence of the animal style common in the Iron age.
The famous Nazca lines, located in the south west of the country, are a set of gigantic ancient zoomorphic and geometric figures, some simple and others more complex.
Musical instruments found with bone concentrations integrated by inferior jawbones, are zoomorphic and anthropomorphic whistles, flutes and 3 ocarinas with the forms of a dog, a monkey and an owl.
 
 
 
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