lycanthrope

ly·can·thrope

 (lī′kən-thrōp′, lī-kăn′-)

n.

1. A werewolf.

2. A person affected with lycanthropy.

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[Greek lukanthrōpos : lukos, wolf; see wl̥k^wo- in Indo-European roots + anthrōpos, man.]

lycanthrope

(ˈlaɪkənˌθrəʊp; laɪˈkænθrəʊp) or

lycanthropist

n

1. (Animals) a werewolf

2. (European Myth & Legend) a werewolf

3. (Psychiatry) psychiatry a person who believes that he or she is a wolf

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

ly•can•thrope

(ˈlaɪ kənˌθroʊp, laɪˈkæn θroʊp)

n.

1. a person affected with lycanthropy.

2. a werewolf.

[1615–25; < Greek lykánthrōpos wolf-man =lýk(os) wolf + ánthrōpos man]

lycanthrope

1. a person suffering from lycanthropy.
2. a werewolf or alien spirit in the form of a bloodthirsty wolf.
3. a person reputed to be able to change himself or another person into a wolf.

See also: Wolves

lycanthrope

Creatures that are half human, half animal, the most well-known of which is the werewolf.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

lycanthrope - a monster able to change appearance from human to wolf and back again loup-garou, werewolf, wolfman mythical creature, mythical monster - a monster renowned in folklore and myth

Translations

Werwolf

λυκάνθρωπος

licántropo

loup-garoulycanthrope