therianthrope

From Ancient Greek θηρίον (thēríon, “wild beast”) and ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, “man”).

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.

   • 2007 April 20, Lupa, A Field Guide to Otherkin, 1st edition, Stafford: Megalithica Books, →ISBN, page 18:

     Another is that I myself identify as Otherkin—a wolf therianthrope, to be exact—and I find this particular subculture to be absolutely fascinating.

• (furry slang): therian

• therianthropic
• therianthropism
• therianthropy

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• centaur
• faun
• harpy
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• mermaid
• minotaur
• onocentaur
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