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Lycanthrope vs Therianthrope - What's the difference?

lycanthrope | therianthrope | Hyponyms |

Therianthrope is a hyponym of lycanthrope.



As nouns the difference between lycanthrope and therianthrope

is that lycanthrope is a werewolf while therianthrope is any mythical being which is part human, part animal.

lycanthrope

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A werewolf.
  • A human with a curse that causes involuntary shapeshifting.
  • Synonyms

    * werewolf

    Derived terms

    * lycanthropy

    See also

    * werebear * wereboar * wererat * weretiger * werewolf

    Anagrams

    * ----

    therianthrope

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any mythical being which is part human, part animal.
  • Someone with an intense spiritual or psychological identification with a non-human animal.
  • Therianthropes don't feel a need to dress in fursuits, because they believe they already are their animal, inside.
  • * {{quote-book
  • , date = 2007-04-20 , title = A Field Guide to Otherkin , author = Lupa , edition = 1st , location = Stafford , publisher = Megalithica Books , isbn = 9781905713073 , page = 18 , passage = Another is that I myself identify as Otherkin—a wolf therianthrope , to be exact—and I find this particular subculture to be absolutely fascinating. }}

    Synonyms

    * (furry slang) therian

    Hyponyms

    * catgirl * centaur * faun * harpy * lycanthrope, werewolf * mermaid * minotaur * onocentaur * satyr