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Furries vs Anthro - What's the difference?

furries | anthro |

As nouns the difference between furries and anthro

is that furries is while anthro is (informal) anthropology.

As an adjective anthro is

(informal) anthropomorphic.

furries

English

Noun

(head)

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    anthro

    English

    Noun

  • (informal) anthropology
  • * {{quote-news, year=1988, date=September 9, author=Cecil Adams, title=The Straight Dope, work=Chicago Reader citation
    • , passage=I gather the phrase is used in lieu of some more practical benefit, e.g., a "job," which, as holders of English lit and anthro degrees can tell you, isn't necessarily part of the program. }}
  • * {{quote-book, year=1992, author=Ann Wilson, title=Fearful Symmetry, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=Unlikely as it seemed, he might somehow return to the Empire, and if that happened, any information he could bring back would be valuable to the socio and anthro specialists. }}
  • (informal) An anthropomorphic character.
  • * 2012 , Lindsay Cibos, ?Jared Hodges, Draw More Furries: How to Create Anthropomorphic Fantasy Creatures
    • Extra animals add complexity, but the benefit is that you're more likely to create a unique new character. There's hundreds of wolf anthros , but how many zebra-striped pig-tigers are there?

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (informal) anthropomorphic
  • * 2004 , Brad Guigar, The everything cartooning book (page 146)
    • They are to anthro cartoonists what Trekkies are to Star Trek, gathering for special conventions that feature anthro cartoons and cartoonists.