wererat

noun
/ˈwɪəɹæt/UK/ˈwɛɹæt/US

Etymology

From were- + rat.

  1. derived from *Hreh₃d- — “to scrape, scratch, gnaw
  2. inherited from *rattaz
  3. inherited from *ratt
  4. inherited from rætt
  5. inherited from ratte
  6. prefixed as wererat — “were + rat

Definitions

  1. A shapeshifter who can assume the shape of a rat.

    • The only other animal he'd seen hadn't been an animal at all, but a wererat who had given him a curious look before darting away into an alley.

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