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LYCANTHROPE
werewolf, wolfman, lycanthrope, loup-garou
(noun) a monster able to change appearance from human to wolf and back again
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
lycanthrope (plural lycanthropes)
A werewolf
More generally, any sort of were-creature.
Synonyms
• werewolf
• See shape-shifter.
Anagrams
• hypocentral
Source: Wiktionary
Ly"can*thrope, n. Etym: [Gr.
1. A human being fabled to have been changed into a wolf; a werewolf.
2. One affected with lycanthropy.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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