LOUP-GAROU

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: loups-garous   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A monster able to change appearance from human to wolf and back again

Synonyms:

loup-garou; lycanthrope; werewolf; wolfman

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("loup-garou" is a kind of...):

mythical creature; mythical monster (a monster renowned in folklore and myth)

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