I need a term

1. I need a term

   #1

   Ok i have a character in a story im writing that is part animal but not much, just the ears, tail, teeth, eyes and reflexes of a cat, I know a few terms but i do not know what one i could use that would not confuse a reader and not make me soundlike an idiot,...Ya know? I also have some dog and reptile like characters too

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   EchoMirage! Help us! (Echo always plays semianimals)

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   Liger: It's like a lion and a tiger mixed... bred for its skills in magic.

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   but mines part human too...so yeah im looking for a generalization for all animal/human creatures yea know

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   Hunnibal
   Hunimal
   Animan
   Hu-Ani
   Ani-Huw
   Halfling...
   
   okay, serious now:
   The Touched
   The Fated
   The Spirit Children
   Children of the Union
   Beasts of the Kaneenga
   Those created by the Genome-X Facility incident
   
   The original:
   Werebeasts

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   Anthromorphs (or just Anthros)

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   #7

   Manimals.

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   thats more helpful thanks

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   Furries, yeah!

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    yesh their sooo cute!!!!!!
    

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    Not to cover ones already done:
    Nekko is the Japanese word for what you are describing.
    
    Basts: The Horror fiction term for them, comes from the Egyptian God.
    
    Blends: The mix of human+animal (or two animals) comes from the AHWW lists and tranformation lists.
    
    Beta: The science fiction term for such a derived genetic construct.
    
    Moreau: A creature who is the genetic/ surgical blending of human and animale genes.  Term comes from The Island of Dr Moreau, with Dr Moreau being their creator. Now if these creatures are created, they might have a similar name.
    
    Adbomination: Depends if the public view of them is friendly or not.
    
    Therianthrope if they are tranform...
    
    Beastling
    
    CatFolk
    
    Purrri
    
    

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    ok i've used Nekko before on other sites but I've gotten alot of crap about it so... yeah ... i just wasn't sure....thankies ...

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    If it really is just ears, tail, teeth, eyes and reflexes, that would be Fizzgig from The Dark Crystal.
    
    Working backwards from that: 
    Grizliff
    Fizzlin
    Gilgiz
    Gizzik
    Frizig
    Grifizal
    
    To emphasise a Human/Fizzgig/kitty mix:
    Fizzmen
    Giguman
    Kital
    Hugig
    Fuzzy (and it's a cute/kawaii name too)
    Fizzy (okay, getting into too much cuteness...)
    Gizzy (and we pass the cuteosity barrier)

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    KITAL!!!! its so cute!!! i like that one KITAL!!! kital kital kital, its like "kitty" but cuter!!

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    How about "Felinthrope", from "Felis" (Latin for cat) and "Anthropos" (greek for man)
    
    "Pantera" (Latin:  Panther) or "Homo" (Latin: Man) could be mixed in to give alternate words:
    
    Felinthrope
    Felantrope
    Panthropus
    Homo Panterus
    

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    Something archaic and strange- "wight" means man, so how about catwight, or wightcat or something like that.
    
    This is just way too precious for me, really.

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    KITAL!!!! its so cute!!! i like that one KITAL!!! kital kital kital, its like "kitty" but cuter!!
    

    
    
    Ha ha I win.
    
    "Here Kital.  Here Kital Kital Kital.  Who's a cuddly-wuddly wittle Kital?  OW! My face!  My eye!  The doctor said I'm not supposed to get Kital claws in it."

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    An unusual idea and certainly not without merit, mind you i haven't thought of any more names but i'll post em when i have.

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