cynanthropy

n. [ Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_; of a dog-man; &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;, &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;, dog + &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_; man: cf. F. cynanthropie. ] (Med.) A kind of madness in which men fancy themselves changed into dogs, and imitate the voice and habits of that animal. [ 1913 Webster ]