Wolfkin
//ˈwʊlf.kɪn// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A young or small wolf.
"Kite and kestrel, wolf and wolfkin, from the wilderness, wallow in it."
- 2 Any of various nonhuman and non-wolf fantasy creatures that have features of a wolf.
"Arun is in training to be a priest of the Fire God when he is abruptly plucked from his peaceful studies, bespelled and staked out as bait to capture a monster—a wolfkin. But the wolfkin isn't quite what Arun expected."
Example
More examples"Kite and kestrel, wolf and wolfkin, from the wilderness, wallow in it."
Etymology
From wolf + -kin.
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