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weretiger

noun
/ˈwɪətaɪɡə/UK/ˈwɛɹtaɪɡɚ/US

Etymology

From were- + tiger.

  1. derived from *(s)teyg-✻ — “to pierce, prick, be sharp”
  2. derived from τίγρις
  3. derived from tigris
  4. inherited from tigras
  5. inherited from tygre
  6. prefixed as weretiger — “were + tiger”

Definitions

  1. A creature of Southeast Asian myth

    A creature of Southeast Asian myth; a shapeshifter who can assume the shape of a tiger.

The neighborhood

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