therianthropes

Noun

therianthrope (plural therianthropes)

1. Any mythical being which is part human, part animal, or is able to shift between human and animal forms.
   • 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...2016, Carmel Schrire, Past and Present in Hunter Gatherer Studies, Routledge, →ISBN
2. Someone who identifies as a nonhuman animal.
   • Identifying as a therianthrope, Alex felt a deep, instinctive connection to wolves that shaped their sense of self and community.

   Synonyms:

   therian