Were·wolf n.; pl. Werewolves A person transformed into a wolf in form and appetite, either temporarily or permanently, whether by supernatural influences, by witchcraft, or voluntarily; a lycanthrope. Belief in werewolves, formerly general, is not now extinct.
The werwolf went about his prey. --William of Palerne.
The brutes that wear our form and face,
The werewolves of the human race. --Longfellow.
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werewolf
n : a monster able to change appearance from human to wolf [syn:
wolfman, lycanthrope]
[also: werewolves (pl)]