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A '''theriotype''' is a term for the type of [[therians|therian]] one is. Some therians identify as wolves, others as foxes or bears or lions, etc. Saying that one's theriotype is wolf is semantically equivalent to saying that one is a wolf therian. It is equivalent to the term [[kintype]] used in the otherkin community. Other terms used by the therian community for this concept include "animal sides", "were sides", and "phenotypes".
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== See also ==
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* [[Kintype]]
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A {{b|theriotype}} is a term for the type of [[therians|therian]] one is. Some therians identify as wolves, others as foxes or bears or lions, etc. Saying that one's theriotype is wolf is semantically equivalent to saying that one is a wolf therian.


== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://werelibrary.org/theriotypes.html The WereLibrary: Essays. Theriotypes]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20130426120939/http://werelibrary.org/theriotypes.html The WereLibrary: Essays. Theriotypes] (Archived)


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Latest revision as of 22:57, 13 September 2023

Theriotype
Coined by unknown
Wherecoined
Status Current
Date coined unknown
Alternative forms animal side, animal self, were side, were self, phenotype
Part of Speech noun
Community used by therian
Synonyms kintype


A theriotype is a term for the type of therian one is. Some therians identify as wolves, others as foxes or bears or lions, etc. Saying that one's theriotype is wolf is semantically equivalent to saying that one is a wolf therian.

External links