Might mean (unverified): Shapeshifting animal spirits from folklore.
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▸ noun:  (folklore) A legendary Japanese animal with the ability to shapeshift into human form.

Similar:
yokai, youkai, werecat, ushioni, tengu, namahage, shapeshifter, gaki, kitsune, nahual, more...

Opposite:
static being

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Similar:
yokai, youkai, werecat, ushioni, tengu, namahage, shapeshifter, gaki, kitsune, nahual, more...

Opposite:
static being



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