| Figure Name | zoomorphism |
| Earliest Source | None |
| Synonyms | |
| Etymology | None |
| Type | Trope |
| Linguistic Domain | |
| Definition |
Attributing animal characteristics to a human (in cultural anthropology, it is connected to gods--attributing animal characteristics to deities). |
| Example |
"Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee" (Muhammad Ali, of himself) |
| Kind Of | Similarity |
| Part Of | |
| Related Figures | anthroporphism, personification |
| Notes | |
| Confidence | Confident |
| Last Editor | Randy Harris |
| Confidence | Confident |
| Editorial Notes | |
| Reviewed | Yes |
| Reviewer | Ashley Rose Kelly |