lycanthrope Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a monster able to change appearance from human to wolf and back again
    wolfman; loup-garou; werewolf.

WordNet


Ly"can*thrope noun
Etymology
Gr. a wolf + a man.
Definitions
  1. A human being fabled to have been changed into a wolf; a werewolf.
  2. One affected with lycanthropy.

Webster 1913