Polytherians is the current term for Therianthrope who identify with more than one species of nonhuman animal.
Polytherian replaced the old term Polywere[1] which had first been used in 1996.[2] While it is unknown when exactly the term polytherian became standard within the community, it most likely came into use in 2005/2006 when the term Therianthrope was replacing Were.
Poly is a prefix meaning "many", "several" or "multiple".
Individuals with a great number of non-human identities may be confusing spirit guides as theriotypes.
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- ↑ Polywere on Shifters.org Encyclopedia https://web.archive.org/web/20060821231409/http://www.therianthropy.org/SO/terms-p.htm
- ↑ Polywere used in a discussion on AHWW, June 8, 1996 https://groups.google.com/g/alt.horror.werewolves/c/i8t_dIsvFac/m/C66cRJZjq5kJ