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Meaning of animal myth in English:

animal myth

noun

  • 1(Especially in folklore) a myth or fable about an animal, or a creature having the (partial) form of an animal.

  • 2A popular (but usually erroneous) belief about the habits or behaviour of an animal or animals.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in Transactions of the American Philological Association.