Definition of LYCANTHROPE

lycanthrope

Meanings

Plural: lycanthropes

Noun

  • a monster able to change appearance from human to wolf and back again
  • A werewolf.
  • More generally, any sort of werecreature.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

loup-garou, shape-shifter, werewolf, wolfman

Scrabble Score: 21

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Words With Friends Score: 23

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