Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A werewolf.
- noun A person affected with lycanthropy.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A man superstitiously supposed to be possessed of the power of transforming himself at pleasure into a wolf, and to be endowed while in that shape with its savage propensities; a were-wolf.
- noun A person affected with lycanthropy; one who imagines himself to be a wolf, and acts in conformity with his delusion.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A human being fabled to have been changed into a wolf; a werewolf.
- noun One affected with lycanthropy.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
werewolf . - noun A human with a curse that causes involuntary shapeshifting.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a monster able to change appearance from human to wolf and back again
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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Penny preferred the term lycanthrope, but there was no doubt in Allen’s mind.
Vampire a Go-Go Victor Gischler 2009
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Penny preferred the term lycanthrope, but there was no doubt in Allen’s mind.
Vampire a Go-Go Victor Gischler 2009
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Penny preferred the term lycanthrope, but there was no doubt in Allen’s mind.
Vampire a Go-Go Victor Gischler 2009
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Penny preferred the term lycanthrope, but there was no doubt in Allen’s mind.
Vampire a Go-Go Victor Gischler 2009
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“I believe she prefers to be called a lycanthrope,” Aidan offered.
Haven Kristi Cook 2011
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“I believe she prefers to be called a lycanthrope,” Aidan offered.
Haven Kristi Cook 2011
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“I believe she prefers to be called a lycanthrope,” Aidan offered.
Haven Kristi Cook 2011
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“I believe she prefers to be called a lycanthrope,” Aidan offered.
Haven Kristi Cook 2011
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“I believe she prefers to be called a lycanthrope,” Aidan offered.
Haven Kristi Cook 2011
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“I believe she prefers to be called a lycanthrope,” Aidan offered.
Haven Kristi Cook 2011
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