lycanthrope
2 synonyms for lycanthrope, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A person able to change into an animal, such as a werewolf.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
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Etymology
Comes from Latin lycanthrōpus, from Ancient Greek λυκάνθρωπος (lukánthrōpos), a compound of λύκος (lúkos, “wolf”) and ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, “man, human”). By surface analysis, it breaks down as lyc- plus -anthrope.
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