zoomorphism

[ZOOMORPHIC.] 1. The state or condition of being zoomorphic; characteristic exhibition of the forms of the lower animals, as distinct from man. "That zoomorphism of ornamentation which in this case is only partially present." -Jos. Anderson . (Annan dale .) 2. The transformation of men into beasts. ( Smart .) Rhizopod a, Gregarinida, Radio lari a, gle animal as a mammal or bird, which may properly Spongida. Hydrozoa, Actinozoa. Scolecid a, Echinoderm a. claim the title of a zoon , or by any such group of animals as the numerous Meduse that have been developed from the same egg, which are to be severally distinguished as zooids." Herbert Spencer: Prin. Biol., § 73. IMG:content-1138.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-1139.png:[merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][ocr errors] [the direct product of the been proposed among animals to give the term zooid or zoönites to the independent structures which result from sprouting, gemmation, or fi ion."- Eng . Cyclop. (Zool.), iv. 561. (Note.)