The very furry world of the term "furry"

A very important part of any exploratory research is being able to familiarize yourself with the terms that are used in your subject. There are a great number of terms that exist inside of the furry community ranging from nicknames and large-scale inside jokes. The term that I decided that would make for a good questioning is the term that most furries use...the word furry.

First of all I'm going to give you the dictionary definition, as quoted from, Joe Strikes's book, Furry Nation;

Furry [fur-ee]

Noun: 1. a fan of anthropomorphic animal characters 2. A self-identified member of the "furry" subculture.
Adjective: 1. favorably inclined towards the concept of anthropomorphic animals. 2. covered in fur,

An interesting thing about the term furry is that it is also an adjective form as marked by Adj. 1.

Would you say that this is a proper adaption of the term or should the more scientific, Anthropomorphism, be used?

The next subtopic next is how the term fur is used e.g. "hey fellow fur," versus furry e.g. "hello furry" is the subject of a short paragraph that again Joe Strike brings up in the preface.

"I'll be calling furry fans from now on "furs" as often as possible to reserve the term, furries to refer to the characters themselves, and the occasional anthro. Apart from avoiding confusion between the people and characters, "-ie" is a diminutive; "furs" sounds more sophisticated."

 Fur is the common term that many furries use as it is informal and an easier avenue for making communication without a first name basis. In short a nickname that everyone within this fandom has. 
Fur is also used in a playful manner which is common to the conventions, it can refer to a single person or a group. 

Would the use of the term fur be appropriate term to use when addressing a known member of the furry subculture that you do not know? 

The most scientific of the terms is Anthromorphic, this term refers to the anthropomorphism, the science/psychology of adding human characteristics to non-human things. 

an·thro·po·mor·phic 

anTHrəpəˈmôrfik/adjective 

anthropomorphic 

relating to or characterized by anthropomorphism.
having human characteristics.
"anthropomorphic bears and monkeys"

Which term do you prefer anthromorph verses furry, and why?

Should Anthromorph be used when referring to furry characters or should Anthromorph only be used when referring to a non-human character with human characteristics in a science paper or research?

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