lycanthrope
noun/ˈlaɪkənθɹoʊp/
Etymology
From Latin lycanthrōpus, from Ancient Greek λυκάνθρωπος (lukánthrōpos) – a compound of λύκος (lúkos, “wolf”) + ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, “man, human”). By surface analysis, lyc- + -anthrope.
- derived from λυκάνθρωπος
- borrowed from lycanthrōpus
Definitions
A werewolf.
More generally, any sort of werecreature.
The neighborhood
- synonymwerewolf
- synonymshape-shifter
- neighborlycanthropic
- neighborlycanthropy
- neighborwerebear
- neighborwereboar
- neighborwererat
- neighborweretiger
- neighborwerewolf
Vish — recursive loop
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA