What is "catgirl"

n. 1 (context chiefly Japanese fiction English) A female fictional character who has a cat's ears, tail(,) or other feline characteristics on an otherwise humanoid body. 2 A female who wears a cat costume.

A catgirl is a female character with cat traits, such as cat ears, a cat tail, or other feline characteristics on an otherwise human body. Catgirls are found in various fiction genres and in particular Japanese anime and manga, where they are more commonly referred to as neko (猫, literally cat) or nekomimi (猫耳, literally cat ear(s)).

Catgirl, in comics, may refer to:

• Carrie Kelley, a DC Comics character from The Dark Knight Strikes Again
• Kitrina Falcone, the main DC universe Catgirl, she is a protégée of Catwoman