'Cynanthropy' definitions:

Definition of 'Cynanthropy'

From: GCIDE
  • Cynanthropy \Cy*nan"thro*py\ (s?-n?n"thr?-p?), n. [Gr. ????? of a dog-man; ????, ???, dog + ????? man: cf. F. cynanthropie.] (Med.) A kind of madness in which men fancy themselves changed into dogs, and imitate the voice and habits of that animal. [1913 Webster]