Cynomorphism
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The manner in which a dog sees the world, including the attribution of doglike characteristics to non-canine animals, especially humans. nonce-word, uncountable
"This should teach us to bear in mind that there is, affecting the dog's point of view, almost undoubtedly such a thing as cynomorphism, and that he has his peculiar and limited ideas of life and range of mental vision, and therefore perforce makes his artificial surroundings square with them."
Example
More examples"This should teach us to bear in mind that there is, affecting the dog's point of view, almost undoubtedly such a thing as cynomorphism, and that he has his peculiar and limited ideas of life and range of mental vision, and therefore perforce makes his artificial surroundings square with them."
Etymology
From cyno- + -morphism.
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