lycanthrope

Noun

Meaning

A human being fabled to have been changed into a wolf; a werewolf.

One affected with lycanthropy.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

werewolf wolfman loup-garou shapeshifter wolf-man wehrwolf man-wolf were wolf lycan mythical creature mythical monster warwolf werecat werwolf assuming a wolf's form

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Antonyms

man

Hypernyms

mythical creature mythical monster

Related terms

lycanthropy lycanthropic

Anagrams

hypocentral

Examples

Before he can become a wolf, the lycanthrope strips naked. If you spy a naked man among the pines, you must run as if the Devil were after you. Angela Carter

Close letter words and terms

Lycaenidae Lycaeon lycan lycanthropia lycanthropic lycanthropically