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therianthropic definition

theri·anthrop·ic (t̸hir′ē an t̸hräp′ik)

adjective

  1. conceived of as being partly human and partly animal in form
  2. designating or of deities of this kind

Etymology: < Gr thērion, beast (< thēr, beast: see fierce) + anthrōpos, man (see anthropo-) + -ic

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