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loup-garou

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loup-ga·rou  (lg-r, -gä-)
n. pl. loups-ga·rous (lg-rz, -gä-r)
A werewolf.
[French, from Old French leu garoul : leu, wolf (from Latin lupus; see wkwo- in Indo-European roots) + garoul, werewolf (of Germanic origin; see w-ro- in Indo-European roots).]
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Noun1.loup-garou - a monster able to change appearance from human to wolf and back againloup-garou - a monster able to change appearance from human to wolf and back again
lycanthrope, werewolf, wolfman
mythical creature, mythical monster - a monster renowned in folklore and myth
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