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Zoo vs Furry - What's the difference?

zoo | furry |

As nouns the difference between zoo and furry

is that zoo is zoo while furry is an animal character with human characteristics; most commonly refers to such characters created by members of the furry subculture.

As an adjective furry is

covered with fur, or with something resembling fur.

zoo

English

(wikipedia zoo)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A park where live animals are exhibited.
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  • (label) Any place that is wild, crowded, or chaotic.
  • Derived terms

    * like feeding time at the zoo * morning zoo * particle zoo * petting zoo * zoo format

    furry

    English

    (wikipedia furry)

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Covered with fur, or with something resembling fur.
  • (informal) Having both animal and human characteristics; of or related to the furry subculture.
  • Noun

    (furries)
  • An animal character with human characteristics; most commonly refers to such characters created by members of the furry subculture.
  • (slang) A member of the furry fandom or subculture; a furfan.
  • (slang) Someone who roleplays or describes themselves as being a furry character.
  • Coordinate terms

    * (furry fandom senses) scalie, avian

    See also

    * kemonomimi * nahualism * anthropomorphism * zoomorphism