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Originally Posted by jaguarlyra

Ohhh. For some reason I thought that it might mean giving the traits of an animal to a human. Thanks for the answer.

Nope, that's a common misconception -- that's the reverse of anthropomorphism. The term for it is "zoomorphism" but it's not used very often. The mistake is so popular that the word in common use essentially means both directions.

(I wonder if "zoomorphism" is used by anthropologists researching things like shamans who would dress up to channel animal spirits.)