What does cynomorphic mean?
Cynomorphic means doglike.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
doglike.
What do dogs want? They want each other. Human beings are merely a cynomorphic substitute, as we all know.
2009?, Beatrice Chandler Gesell, The Normal Child and Primary Education A dog cannot help but be cynomorphic in his mentality and attitude.
The company of these excellent animals in my childhood gave a kind of cynomorphic twist to my philosophy and an enjoyment of animal society...
It was especially the unburied dead whose souls were considered to be cynomorphic in the ancient world: Lilja, Dogs, p. 35.
Use cynomorphic when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Cynomorphic means doglike.
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
What do dogs want? They want each other. Human beings are merely a cynomorphic substitute, as we all know.
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