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Lycanthrope

//ˈlaɪkənθɹoʊp// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A werewolf.
  2. 2
    a monster able to change appearance from human to wolf and back again wordnet
  3. 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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