wereanimal

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wereanimal

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From were- + animal.

noun wereanimals

  1. A shapeshifter that can change between human and some animal form, such as a werewolf or werebear. A peculiarity of were-animals is the sympathy that exists between their animal form and that of the human with whom it is connected.

    Similar: werebeast, werecreature

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noun shapeshifter taking the form of an animal

Françaisanimal-garou

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"wereanimal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/wereanimal. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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wereanimal. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/wereanimal

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"wereanimal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/wereanimal.

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@misc{wereanimal_2026,
  title = {wereanimal},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wereanimal},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}