Lycanthrope
//ˈlaɪkənθɹoʊp// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A werewolf.
- 2 a monster able to change appearance from human to wolf and back again wordnet
- 3 More generally, any sort of werecreature.
Etymology
From Latin lycanthrōpus, from Ancient Greek λυκάνθρωπος (lukánthrōpos) – a compound of λύκος (lúkos, “wolf”) + ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, “man, human”). By surface analysis, lyc- + -anthrope.
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