cynanthropy

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noun

A delusion in which one believes oneself to be a dog.

💬 Usage Examples

“Our guides were two people with trembling tongues: mine a moribund old man whose tongue was hanging out like a tired dog’s: a case of cynanthropy.” Fernando del Paso (translation: Elisabeth Plaister); Palinuro of Mexico; Dalkey Archive Press; 1996.
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