zophorichttp://www.oed.com/dictionary/zophoric_adj%3Ftab%3Dmeaning_and_usezophoric, adj.
First published 1921; not fully revised

zophoricadjective

Classical Architecture.
  1. 1728–
    Bearing the figure of an animal.
    1. 1728
      Zoophoric Column, is a Statuary Column; or a Column that bears or supports the Figure of an Animal.
      E. Chambers, Cyclopædia
    2. 1752
      Zophoric.
      Chambers's Cyclopædia (ed. 7)

Originally published as part of the entry for zophorus, n.

zophorus, n. was first published in 1921; not fully revised.