lycanthrope

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/ˈlaɪkənθɹoʊp//laɪˈkænθɹoʊp/

noun

A werewolf.

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OriginLatin lycanthrōpus ← Ancient Greek λυκάνθρωπος →
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Meanings

nounlycanthrope (plural lycanthropes)

plural lycanthropes

  1. A werewolf.
  2. More generally, any sort of werecreature.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
lycanwerewolfshape-shifter

nouna monster able to change appearance from human to wolf and back again

Similar
werewolfwolfmanloup-garou
Broader
mythical monstermythical creature
Also see
loup-garoulycanthropistwerewolfwolfman

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekλυκάνθρωπος
  2. Latinlycanthrōpus
  3. Englishlycanthrope

From Latin lycanthrōpus, from Ancient Greek λυκάνθρωπος (lukánthrōpos) – a compound of λύκος (lúkos, “wolf”) + ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, “man, human”). By surface analysis, lyc- + -anthrope.

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Translations

Norwegian Bokmål varulv
  • varulvwerewolf
Polish wilkołak, likantrop
  • wilkołakwerewolf
  • likantropwerewolf
  • likantropwerecreature

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

lycanthrope. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lycanthrope

MLA

“lycanthrope.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lycanthrope. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lycanthrope,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lycanthrope.

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