"kemonomimi" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: kemonomimi [plural]
Etymology: From Japanese 獣耳 (kemonomimi), from 獣 (kemono, “animal”) + 耳 (mimi, “ear”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|獣耳|tr=kemonomimi}} Japanese 獣耳 (kemonomimi), {{m|ja|獣||animal|tr=kemono}} 獣 (kemono, “animal”), {{m|ja|耳||ear|tr=mimi}} 耳 (mimi, “ear”) Head templates: {{en-noun|kemonomimi}} kemonomimi (plural kemonomimi)
  1. (chiefly Japanese fiction) A humanoid fictional character who possesses animal ears and/or tails. Tags: Japanese Categories (topical): Fictional characters, Japanese fiction Hyponyms (fictional character with cat features): nekomimi, catperson Related terms: furry, anthropomorphism, zoomorphism, nahualism

Inflected forms

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