Werehyena

//ˈwɛɹhaɪˌiːnə// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A shapeshifter capable of assuming the form of a hyena.

    "People believed that the werewolves, or werehyenas, which they called buda, were too strong in those places to permit safe habitation by human beings."

Example

More examples

"People believed that the werewolves, or werehyenas, which they called buda, were too strong in those places to permit safe habitation by human beings."

Etymology

From were- + hyena.

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