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Dutch angel dragon en · NOUN

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Etymology

Coined and conceived in 2009 by costume and fursuit designer Deanna "Ino" Biesemeyer, from Dutch (“a male given name”) + angel + dragon. So-called because the fictional characters are guardian angels and ostensibly resemble dragons, and named after (and inspired by) her late palomino gelding horse, Dutch, who died in 2006.

Meanings

1. (slang) A fictional anthropomorphic (furry) creature adorned with fur and a horse-like body, rounded snout, avian wings, digitigrade legs and an elongated tail; they usually possess no digestive tract, sex organs nor the ability to speak, communicating only in chirps and squeaks.
   • It'll be good to see you to! And yup I’ll be entering the dance competition again this year :3 this year I'll be have my dachshund and my Dutch angel dragon~ 2017 December 30, @Mnemosurgeons, Twitter:
   • Furries have been fairly amicable to the introduction of entirely new species into the fandom's collective repertoire, species which have not appeared in any mainstream show, story, or comic (e.g., Dutch angel dragons, protogens). 2021, Stephen Reysen, Courtney N. Plante, Daniel Chadborn, Sharon E. Roberts, Kathleen C. Gerbasi, Transported to Another World:The Psychology of Anime Fans, International Anime Research Project, →ISBN, page 96:
   • Just like mainstream fashion trends, fursuit trends are constantly changing and evolving. According to Beastcub, a veteran fursuit designer, Dutch Angel Dragons and Monokits are the hot species of the moment in fursuit fashion, but she still receives plenty of requests for unique creatures. 2015 July 9, Sydney Parker, “The Fursuit of Happiness: High Fashion in Furry Fandom”, in Racked, archived from the original on 27 Mar 2021:
   • Dutch Angel Dragons are an example of a "regulated species," a species whose characteristics or use is limited by the original creator. In the case of Dutch Angel Dragons, for example, the creator states explicitly that "hybrids, taurs, and shapeshifters of Dutch Angel Dragons are not allowed" and that "The species is entirely sexless and genderless". 2023, Camielle Adams, Courtney N. Plante, Kathleen C. Gerbasi, Sharon E. Roberts, Stephen Reysen, editor, Furscience: A Decade of Psychological Research on the Furry Fandom, International Anthropomorphic Research Project, →ISBN, page 323:

Forms

Hypernyms

dragonsona · fursona · furry

Synonyms

Dutchie · DAD