A character having the full body of an animal, but with a humanoid torso where the animal's head would be.

Lamias, harpies, mermaids and similar [b]usually[/b] do not apply, because their lower body is not a full monster body. There are exceptions (see below).

h4. Common Types:
* [[centaur]], humanoid torso on horse body
* [[arachne]], female humanoid torso on spider body
* certain depictions of [[sphinx]]es
* certain depictions of [[arthropod girl]]s and [[arthropod boy|boy]]s
* [[centauroid]], umbrella tag for centaur-like animals that are not horses (goats, deers, etc)

h4. Examples of uncommon types that still qualify for this tag
* !post #1004239: mecha taur 
* !post #4021268: golem taur
* !post #4405129: whale taur (note that the lower body is a complete whale body, unlike most mermaids)
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