furry

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree 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.

1. Covered with fur, or with something resembling fur.

   “His treatment of our furry friends was nothing short of appalling.”

   “There were certain cages you felt you had to pass on tiptoe, noting some aged Fellow whispering endearments into a snow-leopardess’s furry ear.”

2. Resembling or characteristic of fur.

   “a furry texture”

   “a furry smell”

3. Of or related to the furry fandom, a subculture defined by an interest in anthropomorphic animal characters.

name

1. A surname.

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree 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.

1. Someone who identifies with or as an animal character with human-like characteristics (an anthropomorphic animal character).
2. An anthropomorphic animal character of this kind.

   “What percentage of furries are wolves?”

3. Any member of the furry fandom or subculture (including those without fursonas).

   “The furry had designed an elaborate costume.”

   “Especially interesting in this regard are furries with more than one fursona. […] Consider, for instance, how Muse describes his two fursonas: My two current sonas are a bat and a rabbit.”