therianthrope

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈθɛɹiənˌθɹoʊp/, /ˈθiːɹiənˌθɹoʊp/

Noun

therianthrope (plural therianthropes)

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

   hypo en

   • 2016, Carmel Schrire, Past and Present in Hunter Gatherer Studies, Routledge (ISBN 9781315422916)

     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) Someone with an intense spiritual or psychological identification as a non-human animal.

   Synonyms: therian

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

Related terms

• therianthropic
• therianthropism
• therianthropy

Translations

• French: homme-bête
• German: Tiermensch, Menschentier
• Russian: о́боротень
• Spanish: hombre bestia

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