zoomorphism
/ˌzəʊəˈmɔːfɪzəm/noun
उच्चारण ज़ोअमॉर्फ़िज़म
पशुरूपवाद
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the practice of representing gods or humans as animals, or giving animal forms or qualities to things that are not animals
पशुरूपवाद
- zoomorphism in ancient art
- The temple carvings are a good example of zoomorphism, with gods shown as lions and birds.
- The art teacher explained zoomorphism using carvings of birds with human faces.
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- Zoomorphism is common in the myths of many ancient cultures.
- Radhika wrote an essay on zoomorphism in early sculpture.
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zo·o·mor·phism
With zoo- (animal) and -morph- (form).
zoo- (पशु) और -morph- (रूप) के साथ।
?Which word?
Keep apart zoomorphism (giving animal forms to gods or humans: Ganesha has an elephant's head, Hanuman is a monkey god) and anthropomorphism (giving human qualities to animals, gods or objects: talking animals in the Panchatantra).
Zoomorphism (देवताओं या मनुष्यों को पशु रूप देना: गणेश का हाथी का सिर है, हनुमान वानर देवता हैं) और anthropomorphism (पशुओं, देवताओं या वस्तुओं को मानवीय गुण देना, मानवीकरण: पंचतंत्र के बोलने वाले जानवर) को अलग रखिए।
Keep the -morph words: metamorphosis (a complete change of form), amorphous (without a definite shape), polymorphic (having many forms).
-morph शब्द याद रखिए: metamorphosis (रूप का पूर्ण परिवर्तन, कायांतरण), amorphous (निश्चित आकार रहित), polymorphic (अनेक रूपों वाला)।