werewolf

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈwɛːwʊlf/, /ˈwɪəwʊlf/
• (America) IPA: /ˈwɛəɹwʊlf/, /ˈwɪəɹwʊlf/, /ˈwɜɹwʊlf/

Noun

werewolf (plural werewolves)

1. (mythology) A person who is transformed or can transform into a wolf or a wolflike human, often said to transform during a full moon.

Synonyms

• wolfman
• lycanthrope
• man-wolf

Translations

• French: loup-garou, garou (archaic), lycanthrope
• German: Werwolf, Werwölfin, Mannwolf, Lykanthrop, Lykanthropin
• Italian: licantropo, lupo mannaro, uomo-lupo
• Portuguese: lobisomem, licantropo
• Russian: волкула́к
• Spanish: hombre lobo, licántropo, lobisón, lobisome (Uruguay)

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