- a variation of anthropomorphic.
anthropomorphous
Example Sentences
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Among the few species already detected, two at least belong to the anthropomorphous class.
From The Antiquity of Man by Lyell, Charles, Sir
So that the correspondence in general structure, in the minute structure of the tissues, in chemical composition and in constitution, between man and the higher animals, especially the anthropomorphous apes, is extremely close.
From The Descent of Man by Darwin, Charles
Would it be fog or light that would envelop the history of man if we said that the existence of man was explained by the hypothesis of his gradual evolution from a primitive anthropomorphous form?
From Unconscious Memory by Butler, Samuel
We were everywhere blamed, in the most cultivated class of society, for being the only persons to doubt the existence of the great anthropomorphous monkey of America.
From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 by Humboldt, Alexander von
Originally a reptile inhabiting fire; later, an anthropomorphous immortal, but still a pyrophile.
From The Devil's Dictionary by Bierce, Ambrose