zoomorphic

<font size="-1" face="arial, helvetica"> <p> <strong> <font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 11, 2022 is:</font> </strong> </p> <p> <strong>zoomorphic</strong> &#149; \zoh-uh-MOR-fik\&nbsp; &#149; <em>adjective</em><br /> <p><em>Zoomorphoric</em> means "having the form of an animal."</p> <p>// Using cookie cutters, the children made <em>zoomorphic</em> treats to bring to the bake sale</p> <p><a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zoomorphic">See the entry ></a></p> </p> <p> <strong>Examples:</strong><br /> <p>"Wow what a wonderful stoneware vase. … The <em>zoomporphic</em> rams head handles add real pizzazz to the visual impact." — John Sikorski, <em>The Gainesville (Florida) Sun</em>, 29 May 2021</p> </p> <p> <strong>Did you know?</strong><br /> <p><em>Zoomorphic</em> comes from <em>zôion</em>, meaning "animal," and <em><a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/-morphic">-morphic</a></em>, an adjective combining form meaning "have (such) a form" and from Greek <em>morphē</em>, "form."</p> <br /><br /> </p> </font>