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Aside from a precise denotation of an object, a quality definition should follow a specific structure of words. Such an approach makes it easy to explain a definition, and also lays a foundation for the development of a whole group of new definitions. This can be best illustrated by the example of the Modifier-Nature structure. Definitions that follow this structure use the next two concepts: - Modifier. Denotes any feature that modifies the original object. It's conveyed through an adjective. - Nature. Denotes the original object and its very essence. It's conveyed through a noun. To denote a creature, it's worth considering the following definitions: - Anthropomorphic beast. "Anthropomorphic" is a modifier that denotes the family or species of a creature from which additional features were taken. "Beast" denotes the nature and base species of a creature. - Beastmorphic human. "Beastmorphic" is a modifier that denotes the family or species of a creature from which additional

According to one of the features of a typical beasthuman, if a beast has no legs (such as fish, marine mammals, snakes or slugs), then a beasthuman will have a corresponding tail instead of legs, and structurally resemble a mermaid. However, it may be necessary to create a bipedal beasthuman with the features taken from a specific legless beast. In this case, the following method should be taken into consideration. One should create a new, usually hybrid, species of a beast that will have legs. Consequently, a beasthuman derived from such a beast will also have legs. This method can be demonstrated by the example of a sharkhuman. In order to endow this beasthuman with legs, one should create a hybrid beast. For the purposes of this demonstration, let it be a creature called a "shasaur", which is simply a shark with proportionally developed limbs of a lizard. Consequently, a beasthuman derived from it will be called "shasaurmorphic human", or "shasaurhuman" for short. According to the

Beasthuman is a creature that has a number of bestial features, but is a human in their nature. This definition follows the Modifier-Nature structure, and in its unabridged form sounds as "Beastmorphic human". The adjective "beastmorphic" is a modifier that denotes the family or species of a creature from which additional features were taken. The noun "human" denotes the nature and base species of a creature. A typical beasthuman has the following features: - The torso, pelvis, arms and genitals are structurally identical to those of a human. - The head, tail and lower limbs are structurally identical to those of a beast. - If a beast has no legs (such as fish, marine mammals, snakes or slugs), then a beasthuman will have a corresponding tail instead of legs, and structurally resemble a mermaid. - The appropriate body covering such as fur, feathers, scales, skin, carapace, etc. - The structure and proportions of the body are balanced enough to allow a beasthuman to remain bipedal

Anthropobeast is a creature that has a number of human features, but is a beast in its nature. This definition follows the Modifier-Nature structure, and in its unabridged form sounds as "Anthropomorphic beast". The adjective "anthropomorphic" is a modifier that denotes the family or species of a creature from which additional features were taken. The noun "beast" denotes the nature and base species of a creature. A typical anthropobeast has the following features: - The head, torso, pelvis, tail, genitals and hind legs are structurally identical to those of a beast. - The forelimbs are developed enough to be able to grasp things, and structurally resemble human hands. - The structure and proportions of the body allow an anthropobeast to walk on its hind legs for a short time. - The intelligence is developed enough to make the simplest logical conclusions. - The behavior is almost identical to that of a beast. - By default, all unmentioned features are identical to those of a

Considering the increasing diversity of fictional creatures, popular culture needs not only specialized definitions, but also generalized ones. Words such as anthropoanimal, anthropobovine and anthropocow are easy to use to name an anthropomorphic creature whose base is a strictly defined animal. But what if a hybrid of different creatures or even materials is used as the base of a creature? Moreover, what words to use when a creator or client simply doesn't need precise definitions to design a fictional creature? To solve the aforementioned problems, it's worth considering the use of a generalized definition. Fortunately, for centuries, human culture has used such a simple definition as "beast". Beast is any non-human creature. Due to its broad generalization, this definition can be used for at least two purposes. Firstly, any non-human creature can be called a beast - from real animals and mythical creatures, to extraterrestrial and fundamentally different forms of life. Secondly,

Along with the biological gender and appearance pattern, the behavioral archetype plays an important role in the life of an individual. Regardless of whether it's the result of upbringing or a conscious choice, each individual usually behaves according to one of two natural archetypes - male or female. To denote the aforementioned behavioral archetypes, it's worth introducing such definitions as "malebehaved individual" and "femalebehaved individual". Each word in these definitions plays its own specific role. The adjectives "malebehaved" and "femalebehaved" are used to denote the target behavioral archetype that the individual has achieved in one way or another. Meanwhile, the noun "individual" denotes the base - the individual themself. The following examples describe different individuals with different combinations of behavioral archetype and biological gender. Malebehaved man - a man who behaves according to the male behavioral archetype. Femalebehaved woman - a woman who

Along with orientation, attraction to certain patterns of the partner's appearance and behavior plays an important role in the sexual life of an individual. Traditionally, there are two such patterns - masculinity and femininity. The "Androphilia" definition is used to denote the attraction to masculinity, while the "Gynephilia" definition is used to denote the attraction to femininity. Also, the "Ambiphilia" definition is used to denote the attraction to both patterns. Since the aforementioned definitions denote the very phenomenon of such an attraction, to characterize the pattern preference of an individual it's worth deriving the corresponding adjectives - "Androphilic", "Gynephilic" and "Ambiphilic". In this form, these definitions can serve both as an alternative to, and a supplement to the sexual orientation of an individual. In the case of an alternative use, the specific pattern preference will replace the orientation of the individual. Thus, all that will matter for a

Ancient greek myths and legends describe a variety of both unique creatures, and hybrids whose body looks like the merge of at least two real creatures. One of the most prominent of them is a centaur - a creature with a human upper body, extending below the waist with a typical equine body. In modern popular culture, the definition of "centaur" has been expanded to include all humans merged with the body of any ungulate animal, such as equine, cervine or bovine. Meanwhile, in the Furry community, any centaur-like creature is denoted by the generalized word "taur" and is usually depicted as a beastmorphic human merged with a matching typical beast. This word is also used as a base to form such compound nouns as "cervinetaur", "felinetaur" and "caninetaur". However, the usage of the word "taur" to denote centaur-like creatures is erroneous, because instead of the information about the body structure, it conveys a completely different meaning. Considering that the word "Taur" is derived

Throughout the history, the folklore of different cultures gave rise to images of not only monsters and various hybrids, but also creatures who possess the ability of shapeshifting. Some of the most recognizable of these are the european werewolves and the japanese foxes known as "kitsune". European werewolves are traditionally described as humans capable of shapeshifting into a wolf-like creature, either at will or due to a curse. At the same time, in japanese folklore, foxes were ascribed with a number of mystical abilities, and one of these abilities was shapeshifting into an attractive human girl. Nowadays, the image of shapeshifters is used in such areas of popular culture as literature, visual arts, animation films and video games. But due to the lack of universal and accurate definitions, modern authors may have problems with the denotation of complex and unique types of shapeshifters, the image of which differs from folklore. In order to solve this problem, it's worth

Due to its total length and the presence of three roots, the "Anthropomorphic animal" definition in the Furry community has been reduced to a single truncated root - "Anthro". But despite the simplicity of writing and pronunciation, this word cannot serve as an independent definition and cannot be used to form other ones. If the purpose of the "Anthro" definition is to denote exactly anthropomorphic animals, then this word conveys information only about the creature's similarity with a human, and nothing about the animal. At the same time, if the purpose of the "Anthro" definition is to denote any anthropomorphic creatures, then it is too generalized for accurate use. Furthermore, due to its truncated root, this word cannot fully convey its meaning outside the Furry community. While members of the community are accustomed to the fact that the word "Anthro" should mean something anthropomorphic, for the rest of the people this word is just a misspelled root "Anthropo". In order to