Kemonomimi

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A humanoid fictional character who has animal ears and/or tail(s). Japanese

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kemono

Etymology

From Japanese 獣(けもの)耳(みみ) (kemonomimi), from 獣(けもの) (kemono, “animal”) + 耳(みみ) (mimi, “ear”).

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