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- Ancient Greek · derived fromγαλῆ
- English todaygaleanthropy
From Ancient Greek γαλῆ (galê), a contracted form of γαλέη (galéē, “weasel”) + ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, “humanity”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: The mental condition of thinking that one has become a cat, which is usually manifested in the adoption of feline mannerisms and habits. Full definition →