lycanthrope

[ lahy-kuhn-throhp, lahy-kan-throhp ]

noun
  1. a person affected with lycanthropy.

  2. a werewolf or alien spirit in the physical form of a bloodthirsty wolf.

Origin of lycanthrope

1
1615–25; <Greek lykánthrōpos wolf-man, equivalent to lýk(os) wolf + ánthrōpos man

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British Dictionary definitions for lycanthrope

lycanthrope

/ (ˈlaɪkənˌθrəʊp, laɪˈkænθrəʊp) /


noun
  1. a werewolf

  2. psychiatry a person who believes that he is a wolf

Origin of lycanthrope

1
C17: via New Latin, from Greek lukanthrōpos, from lukos wolf + anthrōpos man

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