cynanthropy

English

Alternative forms

• kynanthropy

Etymology

Coined based on Ancient Greek κύων (kúōn, “dog”) and ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, “man; human”).

Noun

cynanthropy (uncountable)

1. (medicine) A delusion in which a person believes he or she is transformed into a dog.
2. (anthropology, folklore) A shape-shifting ability between human and canine forms.

Related terms

• cynanthrope
• cynanthropic

 

Translations

delusion where one believes they are a dog

• French: cynanthropie (fr) f
• Greek: κυνανθρωπία (el) (kynanthropía)
• Malay: kinantropi
• Russian: кинантро́пия (ru) f (kinantrópija)

See also

• galeanthropy
• lycanthropy

References

• “cynanthropy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.