scape-animal

Noun

Meaning

scape-animal (plural scape-animals)

An animal that has symbolically had human diseases and sins transferred to it and then is sent out alive into the wilderness to carry away the afflictions.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Close letter words and terms

Scapania paludicola Scapania undulata scape scape-bird scape-wheel scapegallows