lycanthrope

     

Lycanthropy is the ability or power of a human being to unergo transformation into a wolf, or wolf-like characteristics. The term comes from Greek lykánthropos (λυκάνθρωπος): λύκος, lýkos ("wolf") + άνθρωπος, ánthrōpos ("human") (Rose, 230).

Trivia about lycanthrope

  • This alternate name for a werewolf is from the Greek for "wolf man"
  • It's another term for a werewolf

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