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zoanthropy

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Zo`an´thro`py
n.1.(Med.) A kind of monomania in which the patient believes himself transformed into one of the lower animals.
zoanthropy
a derangement in which a person believes himself to be an animal and acts accordingly. — zoanthropic, adj.
See also: Animals
a form of insanity or mental disorder in which the sufferer imagines that he is an animal. — zoanthropic, adj.
See also: Psychology
a form of insanity or mental disorder in which the sufferer imagines that he is an animal. — zoanthropic, adj.
See also: Insanity
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Noun1.zoanthropyzoanthropy - the delusion that you have assumed the form of an animal
delusion, psychotic belief - (psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary


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