lycanthrope
English edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek λυκάνθρωπος (lukánthrōpos).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
lycanthrope (plural lycanthropes)
- A werewolf
- More generally, any sort of werecreature.
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Translations edit
werewolf — see werewolf
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French edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek λυκάνθρωπος (lukánthrōpos, “human-wolf”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
lycanthrope m or f by sense (plural lycanthropes)
- werewolf; lycanthrope (wolflike human)
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Further reading edit
- “lycanthrope”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.