"theriomorphic" meaning in All languages combined

See theriomorphic on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /θɪəɹ.i.əˈmɔɹ.fɪk/
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)fɪk Etymology: From therio- (“beast, wild animal”) + -morphic. Originating from Ancient Greek. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|therio|morphic|gloss1=beast, wild animal}} therio- (“beast, wild animal”) + -morphic, {{uder|en|grc|-}} Ancient Greek Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} theriomorphic (not comparable)
  1. Having the form of a beast. Tags: not-comparable
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              231,
              244
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "1924, Herbert Weir Smyth, “II. The Suppliant Maidens”, in Aeschylean Tragedy, page 45:",
          "text": "Io, of the myth, beloved in bovine form by Zeus, is in reality only ‘ox-eyed’ Hera herself, the great goddess of the Argolic plain. Io, the priestess in the service of the spouse of Zeus, was in fact evolved by the myth out of the theriomorphic Hera and at a time when the old-time belief in animal deities had lost its force.",
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      "ipa": "/θɪəɹ.i.əˈmɔɹ.fɪk/"
    },
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    }
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          "ref": "1924, Herbert Weir Smyth, “II. The Suppliant Maidens”, in Aeschylean Tragedy, page 45:",
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    {
      "ipa": "/θɪəɹ.i.əˈmɔɹ.fɪk/"
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