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  • noun rare A mental condition of thinking that one has become a cat, usually manifest in the adoption of feline mannerisms and habits.

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From Ancient Greek γαλῆ, contracted form of γαλέη ("a name given to various animals of the weasel kind"), +‎ -anthropy.

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  • The delusion that one is a cat.

    May 12, 2008

  • Miaow?

    May 12, 2008

  • Miaow?

    May 12, 2008