n. [ Zoo- + melanin. ] (Physiol. Chem.) A pigment giving the black color to the feathers of many birds. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Zoo- + Gr. &unr_; form. ] Of or pertaining to zoomorphism. [ 1913 Webster ]
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To avoid the error of anthropomorphism, we fall into the vastly greater, and more absurd, error of zoomorphism. Mivart. [ 1913 Webster ]