Ailuranthropy comes from the Greek words "ailouros" meaning "cat", and "anthropinos", meaning "human" and refers to human/feline transformations, or to other beings that combine feline and human characteristics. Its root word is also used in ailurophobia, the most common term for a phobia of cats. Ailuros is also a Greek name for Bast

Ailuranthrope is a lesser-known phrase that refers to a feline therianthrope.

Although canines are much more prevalent in the therianthrope subculture's online community, felines are the second most common type. Although most are (or at least, claim to be) big cats, ailuranthropes also include smaller felines, including more obscure, small felids, and even domestic cats.

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