Used to describe a fictional animal if the writer chooses to give it the ability to speak and communicate. Wikipedia uses the word "anthropomorphic" for any animal in fiction that has human level intelligence, but you should only use it for animals in fiction that speak.
Why did they make the Puppy Dog from The Powerpuff Girls episode 'The Rowdyruff Boys' anthropomorphic in 'Shut the Pup Up'? It's stupid.
In some movies, humans are unaware that animals are anthropomorphic.
The mistaken attribution of the capacity for rational thought to a "bro" or any citizen of the brominion. Applicable most often to any close cohorts of the broverlord.
- "I could have sworn I was getting through to the bro I was tutoring!"
- "We all fallvictim to the fallacy of anthrobromorphism from time to time."