therianthrope

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek θηρίον (thēríon, “wild beast”) and ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, “man”).

Noun

therianthrope (plural therianthropes)

1. Any mythical being which is part human, part animal.
2. (sometimes furry fandom slang) Someone with an intense spiritual or psychological identification as a non-human animal.

   Therianthropes don't feel a need to dress in fursuits, because they believe they already are their animal, inside.

Synonyms

• (furry slang): therian

Hyponyms

• catgirl
• centaur
• faun
• harpy
• lycanthrope, werewolf
• mermaid
• minotaur
• onocentaur
• satyr

Translations

any mythical being which is part human, part animal

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