English language science fiction young adult book series written by K. A. Applegate (Katherine Alice Applegate) and published by Scholastic. The first book of the series was published in 1996. Animorphs is the third-most successful children's book series of all time, after Harry Potter and Goosebumps. There was a single-book parody of Animorphs called Vegemorphs.

The series focuses on a group of human teenagers (along with an Andalite) who, with powers of shapeshifting ('morphing') granted upon them by alien technology, attempt to prevent the takeover of Earth by the Yeerks. To gain a new shapeshifting power, they must touch the chosen animal to absorb a length of the animal's DNA, enabling them to morph into that animal. The series is based primarily on Earth, though a few books have their primary setting in an alien environment.

Animorphs is such a great book!

Animorphs by Brandon Smith December 25, 2005

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animomentisphilia

Derived from the Latin: "animus" (spirit), "mens" (mind), and "philia" (love). The condition of feeling sexual attraction toward imaginary friends. Often occurs in schizophrenics.

Claiming to be an animomentisphiliac is a great excuse for being single.

animomentisphilia by Never-Lonely February 15, 2009

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Anemoia

Nostalgia from a time that you have never known.

"The Anemoia of the forgotten Ferris wheel arouses something inside of me that I've never felt before. I haven't been here, but for some reason, it makes me feel nostalgic..."

Anemoia by Emmet Carson April 6, 2021

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Animoid

An animal-like robot; a machine or man-made automaton that resembles and acts like an animal of a specific type or species. Compare to Android.

The term originated during the making of the sci-fi/cyberpunk film "Blade Runner" to describe the artificially created animals bought and sold as pets and status symbols.

"The owl is not real, it's a machine--an animoid."

Animoid by Nonlinear January 6, 2009

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