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adj
Playing God, particularly in attempting to blur the distinction between humans and animals.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
From Moreau + -v- + -ian, in reference to the 1896 H.G. Wells novel The Island of Doctor Moreau and its title character, a mad scientist attempting to turn animals into humans.
