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单词 lycanthrope
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lycanthrope

[ lahy-kuhn-throhp, lahy-kan-throhp ]
/ ˈlaɪ kənˌθroʊp, laɪˈkæn θroʊp /

noun

a person affected with lycanthropy.
a werewolf or alien spirit in the physical form of a bloodthirsty wolf.

Origin of lycanthrope

1615–25; <Greek lykánthrōpos wolf-man, equivalent to lýk(os) wolf + ánthrōpos man

Words nearby lycanthrope

Lyallpur, lyam-hound, lyard, lyase, Lyautey, lycanthrope, lycanthropy, Lycaon, Lycaonia, lycée, lyceum
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Example sentences from the Web for lycanthrope

  • In The Albigenses a lycanthrope also is described, a hideous human being that fancies himself a mad wolf.

    The Supernatural in Modern English Fiction|Dorothy Scarborough

British Dictionary definitions for lycanthrope

lycanthrope
/ (ˈlaɪkənˌθrəʊp, laɪˈkænθrəʊp) /

noun

a werewolf
psychiatry a person who believes that he is a wolf

Word Origin for lycanthrope

C17: via New Latin, from Greek lukanthrōpos, from lukos wolf + anthrōpos man
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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