Theriomorph
In the context of art, zoomorphism (from the Ancient Greek words ζῶον (zōon) meaning "animal" and μορφή (morphē) meaning "shape") describes art that imagines humans as non-human animals. It can also be defined as art that portrays one species of animal like another species of animal, or art that uses animals as a visual motif, sometimes referred to as "animal style".
It is also similar to the term 'therianthropy', which is the ability to shapeshift into animal form, except that with zoomorphism the animal form is applied to a physical object. It broadly means to attribute animal forms or animal characteristics to other animals, humans, or non-animal things; similar to the concept of anthropomorphism, which applies human characteristics to animals or other non-human things. It is also used in literature to portray of humans or objects with animalistic behavior or features. The depiction of deities in animal form (theriomorphism) is an example of zoomorphism in a religious context. The use of zoomorphism can also serve as a decorative element to objects that are typically quite simple in shape or design.
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