Cynomorphous

/sɪˈnɒmərfəs/ adjective

Definition

Having a form or appearance that resembles a dog, particularly in physical structure or features.

Etymology

From Greek 'cyno-' meaning dog and '-morphous' meaning having the form of; this is a variant of cynomorphic using an alternative Greek suffix.

Kelly Says

Ancient Greeks saw 'dog-headed' creatures in mythology (like the Cynocephali in medieval bestiaries), and this word helped scientists describe real animals that actually did have somewhat dog-like heads!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ካንኤ አሳይ
kanɛ asay
ARالعربية
شبيه الكلب
šabīh al-kalb
BNবাংলা
কুকুরের মতো
kukurer moto
CACatalà
cànid
kanid
CSČeština
psí podobný
psɪː poˈdobnɪ
DADansk
hundelignende
hʊnəliˈɡneɳðə
DEDeutsch
hundsgestaltig
hʊntsgəˈʃtalɪç
ELΕλληνικά
κυνόμορφος
kunómorfos
ESEspañol
cynomorfo
θinomɔrfo
FAفارسی
شکل سگ
šekl-e sag
FISuomi
koiramuotoinen
koiraˈmuoːtoinen
FRFrançais
cynomorphe
sinɔʁm
GUGU
કુતરા આકાર
kutara ākār
HAHA
kamar kare
kamar kare
HEעברית
כלבי
kelevi
HIहिन्दी
कुत्ते के आकार का
kuttē kē ākār kā
HUMagyar
kutyaszerű
kucɒʃeː
IDBahasa Indonesia
bentuk anjing
bɛntʊk ɑndʒiŋ
IGIG
ụdị nke nkịta
ʊ̀dɪ nke nkɪ̀ta
ITItaliano
cynomorfo
tʃinɔˈmɔrfo
JA日本語
犬形
kenkei
KKKK
итшілік
ɪtʃɪlɪk
KMKM
រូបសត្វកំពង់
ruːp sat kɑm pɔŋ
KO한국어
개의 형태
gae ui hyeongttae
MRMR
कुत्र्याच्या आकाराचा
kutryācyā ākārācā
MSBahasa Melayu
bentuk anjing
bɛntʊk ɑndʒiŋ
MYမြန်မာ
ခွေးပုံစံ
kwɛ́ póʊɴ sɑ̃
NLNederlands
hondsvormig
hɔntsfɔrmɪx
NONorsk
hundelignende
hʉnəliˈɡneɳde
PAPA
ਕੁੱਤੇ ਵਰਗਾ
kuttē vrgā
PLPolski
psowaty
psoˈvatɨ
PTPortuguês
cynomorfo
sɨnɔˈmɔʁfu
RORomână
câine
kɨˈine
RUРусский
собачьей формы
sɐˈbat͡ɕʲej fɐrˈmɨ
SVSvenska
hundliknande
hʉndliːknande
SWKiswahili
umbo la mbwa
ʊmbo la mbwa
TAதமிழ்
நாய் வடிவ
nāy vaṭivu
TEతెలుగు
కుక్క ఆకారం
kukka ākāraṁ
THไทย
รูปสุนัข
rûp sʊnák
TLTL
anyong aso
aɲoŋ aso
TRTürkçe
köpek benzeri
køpek benzeˈri
UKУкраїнська
собачої форми
sɐˈbat͡ɕɔj fɐrˈmɨ
URاردو
کتوں کی شکل
kuttōṁ kī shakl
VITiếng Việt
hình chó
hɪɲ˧˧ t͡ɕo˧˧
YOYO
àwòrán àjà
àwɔ̀rán àjà
ZH中文
犬形
quǎn xíng
ZUZU
uhlobo lwesibhakabhaka
uˈlɔbɔ lwɛsɪbʰaˈkʼaβa

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