Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
Someone who identifies with or as an animal character with human-like characteristics (an anthropomorphic animal character). · An anthropomorphic animal character of this kind. · Any member of the furry fandom or subculture (including those without fursonas).
adj
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryCovered with fur, or with something resembling fur. · Resembling or characteristic of fur. · Of or related to the furry fandom, a subculture defined by an interest in anthropomorphic animal characters.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-der. Proto-Germanic *fōdrą Frankish *fōdrbor. Anglo-Norman fuerrebor. Middle English furre English fur Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English furry From fur + -y.
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