manokit

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noun

A fictional species of furry (animal-like character with human-like characteristics) creatures with a shark-like tail, fin, digitigrade legs, raptor-like back arch, short arms with digital pads and a canid body and face.

OriginHawaiian manō ← Japanese 狐 →
Scrabble 13
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Meanings

nounmanokit (plural manokits or manokit)

plural manokits

  1. slanglifestyleA fictional species of furry (animal-like character with human-like characteristics) creatures with a shark-like tail, fin, digitigrade legs, raptor-like back arch, short arms with digital pads and a canid body and face.

    MANOKITS […] MANOKITS WADDLE AROUND DUE TO THEIR BODY STRUCTURE

    2016 December 16, DubMutt, “Official ManoKit Information”, in DeviantArt
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    Something i did for a personal project. Sculpted last night with @dub_mutt approval. Future Manokit bases. ^-^

    2017 April 6, @MonoyashaDvC, Twitter

    I'm pretty happy with how this manokit turned out, so I thought I'd share it with everyone as a f2u base!

    2019 August 13, Pyromander, “F2U Manokit base”, in FurAffinity

    A Manokit is an original species popular in the furry fandom. It is a mammal-shark hybrid that has narrow, squinty eyes, large ears that point back, and of course, the iconic shark fin tail. Look them up to learn more!

    2020 September 14, u/Dusk_The_Furry, “Manokit models made for VR!”, in r/furry, Reddit

    Damn! I really like this! I recently made a manokit sona for myself and would love artwork done of her ^_^ I love this!

    2021 May 30, iSlaveWolfy, “Manokit Beachday”, in FurAffinity

    Happy Fursuit Friday all from a non-mischievous manokit <3 It's nearly the weekend!

    2023 June 9, @RevyShargon, Twitter

Origin

  1. Japanese狐“fox”
  2. Hawaiianmanō“shark”
  3. Englishmanokit

Blend of Hawaiian manō (“shark”) + Japanese 狐 (kitsune, “fox”). Coined by open species creator DubMutt in December 2016.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

manokit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manokit

MLA

“manokit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manokit. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “manokit,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manokit.

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