lycanthrope
[ lahy-kuhn-throhp, lahy-kan-throhp ]
noun
a person affected with lycanthropy.
a werewolf or alien spirit in the physical form of a bloodthirsty wolf.
Origin of lycanthrope
1Words Nearby lycanthrope
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How to use lycanthrope in a sentence
In The Albigenses a lycanthrope also is described, a hideous human being that fancies himself a mad wolf.
The Supernatural in Modern English Fiction | Dorothy ScarboroughBorel was both artist and author; he painted in Dvria's studio and wrote defiant poems under the nom de plume of "Le lycanthrope."
British Dictionary definitions for lycanthrope
lycanthrope
/ (ˈlaɪkənˌθrəʊp, laɪˈkænθrəʊp) /
noun
a werewolf
psychiatry a person who believes that he is a wolf
Origin of lycanthrope
1C17: via New Latin, from Greek lukanthrōpos, from lukos wolf + anthrōpos man
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