paleotherian - a therian who identifies as an extinct species that at one time existed on Earth [1]. Common examples are dinosaurs, but extinct mammals, insects, and birds also fall under the paleotherian umbrella.
paratype - an identity that only exists in relation to an associated, pre-established identity. The term is intentionally broad and any alterhuman experience may be classified as a paratype, so long as it is the result of another related identity. Examples include but are not limited to: a bat linker with a moth paratype, a fish headmate with a river paratype, a starkin with a planet paratype, or a vampire with a blood paratype [2] [3].
patriatype - A kintype that encompasses an entire fictional source rather than a particular character or being from that source. Similar to conceptkin, but differs in that a patriatype pertains to a specific piece of media [4].
pericall - a verb that describes knowing something about your kintype or canon, in place of "remember" when one doesn't want to describe their experience, knowledge, or noema as a memory [5].
phantom limb - the sensation of having a body part that is non-corporeal [6]. Phantom limbs may include extra limbs, wings, horns, claws, fur, scales, a tail, etc. The term “supernumerary phantom limb” is sometimes used in place of phantom limb in an effort to separate phantom limbs that have never existed from phantom limbs experienced by amputees, although the terms are often used interchangeably within the 'kin communities [7].
phenotype - older term for theriotype [8].
physical alterhuman identity (PAI) - any alterhuman identity that includes physical identification outside of what is considered normal [9]. For example, some with a PAI may seek to modify their bodies (piercings, surgery, etc.) to closer align with their identity, or may view their physical bodies as inherently alterhuman [10].
phytanthrope - an individual who identifies as a species of plant [11] [12] [13].
plantkin - an alternate term for phytanthrope [12] [13].
plural - in reference to plurality, an umbrella term for median and multiple experiences, where a body isn't wholly singlet [14] [15].
plurality - a wide spectrum of experiences where more than one consciousness inhabits a single body. The scale of consciousnesses is typically described as going from singlet to multiple, with median describing experiences that fall somewhere in the middle [14].
polygenic - see: mixed system.
polykin/polytherian - an otherkin, fictionkin, or therian who identifies as more than one nonhuman entity [16] [17]. Polytherian refers to people who identify as nonhuman animals only [17], while polykin may refer to otherkin, fictionkin, or a combination of otherkin, therian, and fictionkin identities [16]. For instance, a polytherian may identify as both a red fox and a jack rabbit, and a polykin may identify as a mermaid and a griffon, a mermaid and a house cat, or a house cat and Gandalf.
psychic vampire - a vampire who exclusively or usually feeds on others' life energy rather than blood [18] [19]. Sometimes referred to as "energy vampires" [18]. May be abbreviated as "psi-vamp". See also: sanguinarian vampire.