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wereanimal

noun

Etymology

From were- + animal.

  1. derived from animal
  2. derived from animal
  3. inherited from animal
  4. prefixed as wereanimal — “were + animal”

Definitions

  1. A shapeshifter that can change between human and some animal form, such as a werewolf or…

    A shapeshifter that can change between human and some animal form, such as a werewolf or werebear.

    • A peculiarity of were-animals is the sympathy that exists between their animal form and that of the human with whom it is connected.
    • Lysander was speaking to a confused-looking wereanimal.
    • His otherworldly energy danced along my skin, and as had happened in New Mexico with a very different wereanimal, it called that piece of Richard's beast that seemed to live inside me. It brought that power in a rush down my skin, ...

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