catgirl

kissatyttö puhekieltä A female fictional character who has a cat's ears, tail{{, or other feline characteristics on an otherwise humanoid body.
2009, Jason S. Yadao, The Rough Guide to Manga (page 222)

But publishers cannot survive on cute catgirls alone.

Back in 1997, the Japanese magazines made a big deal out of the fact that the catgirl detective anime Hyper Police was on at one in the morning(..)