Wereanimal

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    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."

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werebeastwerecreature

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"A peculiarity of were-animals is the sympathy that exists between their animal form and that of the human with whom it is connected."

Etymology

From were- + animal.

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