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Werewolf vs Therianthrope - What's the difference?

werewolf | therianthrope | Hyponyms |

Therianthrope is a hyponym of werewolf.



As nouns the difference between werewolf and therianthrope

is that werewolf is {{context|lang=en|mythology}} A person who is transformed or can transform into a wolf or a wolflike human, often said to transform during a full moon while therianthrope is any mythical being which is part human, part animal.

werewolf

English

Alternative forms

* (l), (l), (l)

Noun

(werewolves)
  • A person who is transformed or can transform into a wolf or a wolflike human, often said to transform during a full moon.

    • Derived terms

    * werewolfdom * werewolfish

    Synonyms

    * wolfman * lycanthrope

    See also

    * turnskin * were- * werebear * wereboar * wererat * weretiger

    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