lycanthrope

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(lī′kən t̸hrōp′, lī kan′-)

noun

werewolf

Origin: < ModL lycanthropus < Gr lykanthrōpos < lykos, wolf + anthrōpos, a man: see anthropo-

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noun
  1. A werewolf.
  2. A person affected with lycanthropy.

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Origin: Greek lukanthrōpos

Origin: : lukos, wolf; see wl̥kwo- in Indo-European roots

Origin: + anthrōpos, man

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