Theriotype

A Theriotype is the animal or animals that a therian believes they are inside or identifies with. The most common theriotype is a wolf^[1], accounting for approximately half of the online therian community^{[citation needed]} (mammals in general are most frequently seen). The word was developed as a replacement for the word Phenotype, which held the same meaning but was felt to be a misnomer, as 'pheno' refers to the observable attributes of an organism. Some therians believe they have more than one theriotype, and are called "Poly-Weres" or Polymorphs, but this is somewhat uncommon, and often looked upon with heavy scrutiny from the community^{[citation needed]}. Mythical animals are usually considered to be otherkin-types, but this has been disputed, especially in the case of dragons and gryphons, who are mythical beasts.

[edit] References

1. ↑ Otherkin directory by species, web archive copy from June 2008. Wolf is the top animal theriotype.