lycanthrope

From Latin lycanthrōpus, from Ancient Greek λυκάνθρωπος (lukánthrōpos) – a compound of λύκος (lúkos, “wolf”) +‎ ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, “man, human”).^[1] By surface analysis, lyc- +‎ -anthrope.

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaɪkənθɹoʊp/, /laɪˈkænθɹoʊp/

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lycanthrope (plural lycanthropes)

1. A werewolf.
2. More generally, any sort of werecreature.

• werewolf
• See Thesaurus:shape-shifter.

• lycanthropic
• lycanthropy

• werebear
• wereboar
• wererat
• weretiger
• werewolf

• hypocentral

From Ancient Greek λυκάνθρωπος (lukánthrōpos, “human-wolf”).

• IPA^(key): /li.kɑ̃.tʁɔp/

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lycanthrope m or f by sense (plural lycanthropes)

1. werewolf; lycanthrope (wolflike human)

• lycanthropique

• “lycanthrope”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.