zoosemy

Noun

Meaning

zoosemy (uncountable)

(linguistics, semiotics) The metaphorical use of animal names or animal-related terms to denote human qualities, e.g. chicken, sly fox, mother hen etc. as epithets for human individuals.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Close letter words and terms

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