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Describing Furries
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Animal Families Avians (Birds) Artiodactyla - ungulates Canids - dogs, foxes, wolves, etc Lupine - wolf Vulpine - fox Cervine - Deer & Elk Cetacea - Whales & Dolphins Chioptera (Bats) Edendata Anteaters, Armadillos, & Sloths Equine (Horses) Feline - Cats, Lions, Tigers, etc. Herpestids - Mongooses, meerkats, suricats, fossas Lagomorph - Rabbits Marsupials (pouched animals) Macropods (big foot) - kangaroos & wallabies Mephits - Skunks Mustelids - Weasle, mink, etc Procyonids - Raccoon Ungulates - Hoofed mammals Bovines - Cows Equines - Horses Ursines - Bears |
Furry Types
Alien otherworldly qualities Anthropomorph Having human qualities Macrofurry Bigger than normal furry Microfurry Smaller than normal furry Moreau Bio engineered Animal, as in "The island of Dr. Moreau" Recom Bio engineered furry with traits of 2 or more species, as in Recombinant DNA Taur Part equine (word ending, ex. Fox-Taur) Theriomorph Shape Shifter Were Part animal (word beginning, ex. Were wolf) Zoomorph Having animal qualities |
Furries
Anthro - Short for Anthropomorphic
Furfen - A Furry fan.
Furry - (also Fur) 1. A fan of anthropomorphic animals 2. An anthropomorphic animal.
Funny Animal - Cartoonish furries
Fursuiter - A furry that wears furry costumes
Grey Muzzle - An older furry (over 35)
Lackey (furless lackey) - assists, guides and speaks for fursuiter
Lifestyler - Furries that have furry feelings/ideas/thoughts on a daily basis.
Non-Furs
Fan Boy/Girl - Non-furry that likes furries
Furryphile - Someone who likes furries
Hyooman - Cutesified version of Human
Mundane - A derogatory / "unenlightened"
Smoothie - Furless
Furry Culture
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The Blorch - viruses that spread
through conventions,
also see Con Crud Con - Short for Convention Con Crud - viruses that spread through conventions, also see The Blorch Furry Logic - Furry psychology Furry persona - Ones personality in furry character mode Furspeech - Aliteration of words in furry culture Kaiwaii - Japanese for Cute Kyoote - Cute Mate - Intimate partner [neutral gender] MUCK/Mud/Mu* - A text based virtual community/environment/chat space on the internet. Personal furry - Character on a Mu*, animal that matches ones personality, favorite animal, or personal totem Vulpine Critical Mass - [Humor] Theoretical limit of how many vulpines can fit into a con before it explodes. Whelp day - Furry birthday Furry Things Furry Code - A way for furries to quickly present and exchange information about themselves with other furries. Inspired by the Geek Code. Furvey - A general furry survey on furry life and interests Nutella - A delicious hazelnut flavored chocolate spread, enjoyed by many furs. Found next to the peanut butter in most supermarkets. see the Nutella Webpage for more information. Fursuit - Animal costume made out fake fur, sports mascots are an example of a fursuit. Monteray Mills - A manufacturer of fake fur. Muzzle - Nose and mouth area of a furry Plushie - Stuffed Animal Sketch Book - A notebook containing drawings, Sometimes used to collect drawings from various artists, Sometimes with specific themes. Thervey - Furry Lifestyler survey Zoot - Slang for Fursuit |
Examples of Fur Speech
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Psychology
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Altruism - Putting others needs ahead of
your own
Anthropocentrism - The belief that Humans are supperior or distinct from the Animal Kingdom Anthropodenial - A refusal to acknowledge Human traits in other animals. Anthropomorphism - Attributing human traits to non-Humans Lycanthropy - The ability to change into a wolf. Phenotype - A Species of Animals which you feel a connection with. Post-con Depression - Depression after a con, when leaving furry culture Roophilia - An emotional attachment to, or love of, kangaroos. Species Dysphoria - Psychological effect of changing species Therianthropy - The ability to change into another animal Zoanthropy - The ability to change into an animal |
Technology
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Animatronics - Animated technology,
combining puppetry with robotics
Bioengineering - Using science (genetics) to create "better" animals. Furgonomics - (Furry Ergonomics) - Designing stuff to fit furries Furry genetics - The use of genetics to augment/create/transform furries Recombinant DNA - Splicing DNA from 2 or more species |
Animal Spirituality
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Familiar - An animal spirt, summoned
to serve, protect or guide
Power Animal - See Spirt animal Shamanism - use of trance states to "travel between worlds" for healing, knowledge gathering, and exploration. Spirit Animal - An individual animal that acts as a personal spirit guide or guardian. Totem - A species of animal that acts as a spirit guide or guardian. Totemism - Spiritual association with particular species of animal |
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Sounds
Ack- Mild Fear or disgust Dook- (mustilid) High pitched sound Bleat- (goat,bovine,cervine) Distress or suprise Eek- Mild Fear or disgust Eep- Mild Fear or disgust Errf- (canid) Feh- Disbelief Crowl- Warning or anger Meep- (ferret) Murrr- (Feline) Pleasure or comfort Yarf - (canid) Yelp- Cry of distress, pain, or anguish Yerf- canid/vulpine sound Yiff - Sound Foxes make when excited. Warning: Extremely Context Sensitive. Yip - (canid) - excitement Note: Furry sounds are context sensitive, and can denote a whole range of meanings. |
Furry Actions
Digigrade - Walking on toes Cuddlick- Cuddle & Lick Snugglick- Snuggle & Lick Squick - Deliberately displaying an aspect of furrieness to freak out a Mundane. Noddle- Cute nodding Nuzzle- to rub with the mouth and nose area Nuzzlick- Nuzzle & Lick Huggle - Hugging & Snuggling Floof - Rude petting in the wrong direction Fluff - Petting the normal direction Pet- Affectionate stroking Plantigrade - Walking flat footed Pounce - Jumping on/at another Scritch - An affectionate scratching of another fur, sometimes done in groups, done as a greeting, sign of affection or social bonding. TailWave - A wave goodbye with the tail Unguligrade - Walking on toenails/hooves |
Furry smileys
| ^_^ | Furry smiley |
| =^_^= | Furry with whiskers |
| =^..^= | Eyes and ears (whiskers are a little high) |
| ^..^ | Eyes and ears |
| ^--^ zzzz | Sleeping Fox |
| m>^.^< m | Paws Eyes and nose |
