Werehyena
//ˈwɛɹhaɪˌiːnə// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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."
Synonyms
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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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