I really don't know how "feral" caught on as a name for characters with 4 legs over just calling them what they are, quadrupeds

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you can say "chimoora" instead of "cow of tailed snake" if you want. its a good pun.
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I have a terminal case of bovine pungiform encephalopathy, the bovine puns are cowmpulsory
they/them/moo where "moo" stands in for "you" or where it's funny, like "how are moo today, Lupi?" or "dancing with mooself"
I really don't know how "feral" caught on as a name for characters with 4 legs over just calling them what they are, quadrupeds
I always figured it caught on back in the day due to feral druids in world of warcraft
i dunno, if you interpret it as "free from human interference" then it works pretty well as a contrast to "anthro"