zoomorphosis

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noun

The formation of a plant structure (such as a gall) by means of animal activity

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Meanings

nounzoomorphosis (countable and uncountable, plural zoomorphoses)

plural zoomorphoses

  1. countableuncountablebiologyThe formation of a plant structure (such as a gall) by means of animal activity
  2. countableuncountableThe transformation of a human into an animal.

    In the manner of the Nights, the action-packed plot features antirealist narrative devices such as magical ornaments, air transport, supernatural beings, and zoomorphosis.

    2011, Srinivas Aravamudan, Enlightenment Orientalism: Resisting the Rise of the Novel, page 219

Origin

From zoo- + morphosis.

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Translations

Italian zoomorfosi
  • zoomorfosiThe formation of a plant structure (such as a gall) by means of animal activity
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APA

zoomorphosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zoomorphosis

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zoomorphosis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zoomorphosis.

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