zoopsia

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UK/zuːˈɒpsɪə/

noun

Visual hallucinations in which a person perceives animals that are not actually present.

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Meanings

nounzoopsia (usually uncountable, plural zoopsias)

plural zoopsias · alternative zoöpsia

  1. uncountableusuallyVisual hallucinations in which a person perceives animals that are not actually present.

    One of her most persistent hallucinations was a small brightly patterned snake moving across the floor in the periphery of her vision. Her zoöpsia was accompanied by a terror of real animals.

    1986, Rod Jones, Julia Paradise

Origin

From zoo- + -opsia.

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APA

zoopsia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zoopsia

MLA

“zoopsia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zoopsia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zoopsia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zoopsia.

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