werelion

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UK/ˈwɪəlaɪən/UK/ˈwɛəlaɪən/US/ˈwɛɹlaɪən/US/ˈwɪɹlaɪən/

noun

A shapeshifter who can change between lion and human form.

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Meanings

nounwerelion (plural werelions)

plural werelions

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

    She dies before Anita can explain that it's unnecessary; but in a scuffle, one of the werelions is mortally wounded, and Anita uses his death to call up her power.

    2011, Candace R. Benefiel, Reading Laurell K. Hamilton, page 60

Origin

From were- + lion.

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Translations

French lion-garou
  • lion-garoushapeshifter assuming the shape of a lion
Japanese ライオン人間
  • ライオン人間 (raion ningen)shapeshifter assuming the shape of a lion
Polish lwołak
  • lwołakshapeshifter assuming the shape of a lion

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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