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animagus

noun
/ˌæn.ɪˈmeɪ.ɡəs/

Etymology

Coined by J. K. Rowling for her Harry Potter series as a blend of animal + magus. Term is introduced in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (1999).

  1. derived from μάγος
  2. derived from magus
  3. compounded as animagus — “animal + magus”

Definitions

  1. A person who can transform into an animal.

    • You know it better as Harry Potter. / It’s full of werewolves, and animaguses, / And men with two faces.
    • Animaguses are rare and all are supposed to be registered with the Ministry of Magic. One particularly famous animagus, according to author TH White, was the magician Merlin.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA