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<div>:''"Anthro" redirects here. You may be looking for the [[fanzine]], '''[[Anthro (magazine)|Anthro]].''<br />
'''Anthropomorphic''' is a word which means "human shaped" (from the Greek '''''anthrōpos''''' (human being) + '''''morphē''''' (shape)). It is used to describe a concept called '''anthropomorphism''', or ascribing [[human]] characteristics to non-human beings. Typically, this is used in reference to [[wikipedia:Deity|deities]], which are usually given the form of humans. However, the word can apply to non-human things, including [[animal]]s and plants.<br />
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In a literary sense, there is a difference between ascribing human traits to an object (anthropomorphism), or to an abstract concept ([[W:personification|personification]]).<br />
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==Anthropomorphic and furry==<br />
[[File:Anthro_dolphin_and_anthro_horse.jpg|thumb|150px|Dolphin and horse anthropomorphic characters]]<br />
Since the 1980s, the [[furry fandom]] has used the word to refer primarily to animals. Anthropomorphic animals are sometimes called ''anthro'' or ''morphic'' for short, and media featuring [[furry]] [[character]]s is sometimes called ''[[anthro art]]''.<br />
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Words like [[zoomorphic]] and [[therianthropy|therianthropic]] also describe creatures on the animal-shaped end of the anthropomorphism spectrum, but anthropomorphic is the more widely used term in the fandom.<br />
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There are subtle differences between the terms for an animal that '''thinks''' like a human and an animal that '''looks''' like a human. However, within the furry community the following terms seem to be used interchangeably:<br />
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*Anthropomorphic/Anthro/[[Morphic]]<br />
*[[Zoomorphic]]<br />
*[[Non-anthro]]/Non-morphic/[[Feral]]<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[W:Anthropomorphism|Anthropomorphism]] on [[Wikipedia]]<br />
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