licantropo

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licantropo

/liˈkantropo/

Where it comes from

dal greco λυκάνϑρωπος, formato da λύκος ossia "lupo" e ἄνϑρωπος cioè "uomo"

noun licantropi · licantropa · licantrope

individuo affetto da licantropia
creatura malvagia e crudele che, nella superstizione, è in grado di trasformarsi in lupo o di comportarsi in modo simile a lui

Similar: lupo mannaro, uomo lupo

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noun

Similar: lupo mannaro, uomo lupo

In English

werewolf wolflike human

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@misc{licantropo_2026,
  title = {licantropo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/it/licantropo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}