different between mermaid vs therianthrope

English

Etymology

From Middle English mermayde (“maid of the sea”), from mere (“sea, lake”) + maid, equivalent to mer- +? maid. Compare Old English meremenn, meremennen, meremenin (“mermaid, siren”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?m??.me?d/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?m?.me?d/

Noun

mermaid (plural mermaids)

1. A mythological creature with a woman's head and upper body, and a tail of a fish.

   Synonyms: mergirl, merlady, mermaiden, merwoman

   Coordinate terms: melusine, nixie, siren

   Hypernym: merperson

   Hyponyms: mermother, merqueen

   Holonym: merfolk

2. (as a modifier) Coloured a brilliant turquoise.

3. (obsolete) A prostitute.

   Synonyms: hooker, lady of the night; see also Thesaurus:prostitute

Derived terms

• mermaid's purse
• mermaid skirt

Related terms

Translations

Further reading

• mermaid on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ?????? (th?ríon, “wild beast”) +? Ancient Greek ???????? (ánthr?pos, “man”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /????i.?n???o?p/, /????i.æn???o?p/, /??i??i.?n???o?p/, /??i??i.æn???o?p/

Noun

therianthrope (plural therianthropes)

1. (mythology) Any mythical being which is part human, part animal.

   Hyponyms: catgirl, centaur, faun, harpy, lycanthrope, werewolf, mermaid, minotaur, onocentaur, satyr

   • 2016, Carmel Schrire, Past and Present in Hunter Gatherer Studies, Routledge (?ISBN)

     Among the depictions are a black rhinoceros, the body of an antelope covered by a red line, two white animals with black stripes that may be zebras, and a therianthrope. The therianthrope (Figure 9.11) appears to have a feline body with human hind legs that may have been added after the original legs had faded somewhat (Wendt 1974:27).
2. (sometimes furry fandom slang) Someone with an intense spiritual or psychological identification as a non-human animal.

   Synonym: therian

Related terms

• therianthropic
• therianthropism
• therianthropy

Translations

Further reading

• therianthropy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia