weredog

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noun

A shapeshifter who can change between dog and human form.

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Meanings

nounweredog (plural weredogs)

plural weredogs

  1. fictionA shapeshifter who can change between dog and human form.

    Weredogs dread the same things which vampires, viscera suckers, and witches fear. But weredogs and witches are especially afraid of the sting ray's tail.

    1968, California Folklore Society, Western folklore: Volumes 27-28

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
cynanthrope

Origin

From were- + dog.

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Translations

French chien-garou
  • chien-garoushapeshifter taking the form of a dog
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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