werejaguar

English

Etymology

were- +‎ jaguar

Noun

werejaguar (plural werejaguars)

1. (fiction, mythology) A shapeshifter who can assume the form of a jaguar.
   • 1971, Horizon, page 73:

     The rain god appears as a werejaguar, part human, part snarling beast.

   • 1973, Nancy Garden, Werewolves, Lippincott (1973), →ISBN, page 115 (image caption):

     A pottery figure of a Mexican god who was thought to assume the shapes of many animals. Here he is shown as a werejaguar.

   • 2008, Buried Treasures: Young Explorers' Guide, QA International, →ISBN, page 33:

     Before your eyes, the shaman has transformed himself into a werejaguar!

Translations

shapeshifter

• Dutch: weerjaguar m
• French: jaguar-garou (fr) m
• Japanese: ジャガー人間 (jagā ningen)