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ly·can·thro·py

(lī-kăn′thrə-pē)

1. In folklore, the magical ability to assume the form and characteristics of a wolf.

2. A delusion that one has become or assumed the characteristics of a wolf or other animal.

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lycanthropy

(laɪˈkænθrəpɪ)

1. (European Myth & Legend) the supposed magical transformation of a person into a wolf

2. (Psychiatry) psychiatry a delusion in which a person believes that he is a wolf

[C16: from Greek lukānthropía, from lukos wolf + anthrōpos man]

lycanthropic adj

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ly•can•thro•py

(laɪˈkæn θrə pi)

n.

1. a delusion in which one imagines oneself to be a wolf or other wild animal.

2. the supposed or fabled assumption by a human being of the appearance of a wolf.

[1575–85; < Greek]

ly•can•throp•ic (ˌlaɪ kənˈθrɒp ɪk) adj.

lycanthropy

1. Psychiatry. Also called lycomania. a kind of insanity in which the patient believes himself to be a beast, especially a wolf.
2. the supposed or fabled assumption of the form of a wolf by a human being. — lycanthropic, adj.

See also: Wolves

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lycanthropy - (folklore) the magical ability of a person to assume the characteristics of a wolf

magical ability, magical power - an ability to perform magic

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