User blog comment:BannedLagiacrus/Monster Appreciation Week: Kirin(4th Gen)/@comment-6050823-20150829212210/@comment-24965733-20150830134556

Well, a bit of research (aka wikipedia) indicates that yes, Qilin are often depicted with draconic features. They are also often depicted many other animal features, making other classifications valid, but ed isn't as objectionable as before.

I'm still amused that the entirety of discussion in this thread was spawned by a single half-joking sentence I put at the end of my initial comment ~