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manokit.

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.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. 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.

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Where this word comes from

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

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.