"zoomachy" meaning in All languages combined

See zoomachy on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: zoomachies [plural]
Etymology: From zoo- + -machy. Etymology templates: {{af|en|zoo-|-machy}} zoo- + -machy Head templates: {{en-noun}} zoomachy (plural zoomachies)
  1. (rare) A fight between or against animals. Tags: rare

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for zoomachy meaning in All languages combined (1.5kB)

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          "text": "Only the bull attacking the lion on the Ashmolean seal resembles an eastern type, its head down and limbs firmly on the ground. […] On this seal, Minoan-inspired combats, engraved in Minoan style, are set in a Near Eastern environment and arranged in a triangular composition that is proper for Syrian zoomachies.",
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