werewolf
were‧wolf /ˈweəwʊlf, ˈwɪə- $ ˈwer-, ˈwɪr-/ noun (plural werewolves /-wʊlvz/) [countable]
Irregular Forms: (pl) werewolves
were‧wolf /ˈweəwʊlf, ˈwɪə- $ ˈwer-, ˈwɪr-/
noun (
plural werewolves /-wʊlvz/)
[countable][
Language: Old English;
Origin: werwulf, from wer 'man' + wulf 'wolf']
a person who, in stories, changes into a
wolf every month when the moon is full
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