weredolphin

plural weredolphins

1. rarefantasyA shapeshifter that can transform from a human to a dolphin or dolphin-like creature.

   I knew this one poor weredolphin in the Pacific that got coerced into working for the OSS doing naval recon back in ’44.

   2010, Larry Correia, Monster Hunter Vendetta, Riverdale, NY: Baen Publishing Enterprises, →ISBN, page 281

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   In her investigations into the weredolphin folklore of Brazil, Candace Slater found similar traits assigned to people who were slowly being converted into weredolphins, but who had not yet started transforming.

   2000, Rosalyn Greene, The Magic of Shapeshifting, York Beach, ME: Red Wheel/Weiser, →ISBN, page 137

   In 1984, a weredolphin, who'd been performing in animal form at a California water park, was outed and accused of being a Soviet spy.

   2012, Cynthia Leitich Smith, Diabolical, London: Walker Books, →ISBN, page 47