"therian" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈθɪɹ.i.ən/
Etymology: From Theria + -ian. From translingual Theria, from Ancient Greek θηρίον (thēríon, “wild beast”). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Theria|ian}} Theria + -ian, {{der|en|mul|Theria}} translingual Theria, {{der|en|grc|θηρίον||wild beast}} Ancient Greek θηρίον (thēríon, “wild beast”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} therian (not comparable)
  1. Of or pertaining to the taxonomic subclass Theria. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-therian-en-adj-4VwpfbYu
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈθɪɹ.i.ən/ Forms: therians [plural]
Etymology: From Theria + -ian. From translingual Theria, from Ancient Greek θηρίον (thēríon, “wild beast”). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Theria|ian}} Theria + -ian, {{der|en|mul|Theria}} translingual Theria, {{der|en|grc|θηρίον||wild beast}} Ancient Greek θηρίον (thēríon, “wild beast”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} therian (plural therians)
  1. Any member of the taxonomic subclass Theria, the placental and marsupial mammals. Categories (topical): Otherkin Translations (Theria): thérien (French)
    Sense id: en-therian-en-noun-gF5hG09J Disambiguation of Otherkin: 1 61 38 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ian, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 53 38 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ian: 10 90 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 8 72 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 6 77 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 82 13 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 5 81 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 8 64 28
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: therians [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} therian (plural therians)
  1. (subculture) Clipping of therianthrope. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping Alternative form of: therianthrope Categories (topical): Culture, People Translations (therianthrope): シアリアン (shiarian) (Japanese), セリアン (serian) (Japanese), therian (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-therian-en-noun-en:therianthrope Disambiguation of People: 0 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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