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Man-Eater -  Noun. An animal, such as a tiger, that eats or is reputed to eat human flesh. “The fear and loathing that many Europeans felt toward tigers were largely inspired by the existence of man-eating tigers, often called man-eaters…” Boomgaard p29 Definition Source: thefreedictionary.com
Mercurial -  Adjective. Quick and changeable temperment.
Metamorphose -  Verb. To change in form. "The Animated Bestiary."
Métier -  Noun. An area of activity in which one excels "Dictionary." Marriam-Webster. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 May 2012. <http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Métier>.
Metonymic -  Adj. Pertaining to the use of the name of one thing for that of another of which it is an attribute or with which it is associated.
Miscegations -  Noun. Marriage or cohabitation between a man and woman of different races, especially, in the U.S., between a black and a white person. Sample sentence: Sexual unawakedness is a feature of this primitive world, where extraordinary miscegenations take place. Word source: Animals in the Nursery. Definition source: Dictionary.com
Mnemonic -  Adj. Assisting or intended to assist memory. "…I wish to further argue that the animator has a specific empathy with the animal, possibly related to the autistic spectrum, demonstrated through the mnemonic tendency in animation as a form." Wells p144 Definition Source: Merriam-Webster