different between therianthrope vs otherkin

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

English

Alternative forms

• Otherkin

Etymology

other +? -kin.

Noun

otherkin (plural otherkin)

1. (Internet) A person who claims or believes that their soul, essence, or identity is non-human.

Hyponyms

• otakukin
• star seed
• therianthrope

Anagrams

• rhotekin