zoomachy

Etymology

From zoo- + -machy.

zoomachy means A fight between or against animals. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

noun

A fight between or against animals.“Only the bull attacking the lion on the Ashmolean seal resembles an eastern type, its head down and limbs firmly on the ground. […] On this seal, Minoan-inspired combats, engraved in Minoan style, are set in a Near Eastern environment and arranged in a triangular composition that is proper for Syrian zoomachies.”