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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