What is a lustful-person-as-animal metaphor?

What is a lustful-person-as-animal metaphor?

Definition
	A conventional metaphor in which a lustful person is represented as an animal.

Examples
	Here are some examples in English:
	He's a wolf. He looks like he's ready to pounce. He preysupon unsuspecting women. He's a real stud! You bring out the beastin me.

Generic
	A lustful-person-as-animal metaphor is a kind of
	What is a metaphor for aspects of sexual desire?

Source
	Lakoff, G. 1987

Context for this page:

Concept module: lustful-person-as-animal metaphor
In modular book: Metaphors in English, by Eugene E. Loos (general editor), Susan Anderson (editor), Dwight H. Day, Jr. (editor), Paul C. Jordan (editor), and J. Douglas Wingate (editor)
In bookshelf: Lexicon

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