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were-creature

were-creature is the alternative form of werecreature.

Meaning of werecreature

Noun

werecreature (plural werecreatures)

  1. (rare) A shapeshifter that can change between human and some animal form, such as a werewolf or werebear.
    • “We spend months on this. We steal from an archaeological dig, my car smells like coffee, and my great great grandfather's lucky silver dollar has been pounded flat and is now lodged in the right buttock of a were-creature. All so you could key his car?” “Yeah. Wanna hit Burgerphile?”2011 January 1, Dan Mandel & Chris Pearson, “The Wolf-Man” (20:53 from the start), in Dan Vs., season 1, episode 2, spoken by Chris (Dave Foley)

Origin of were-creature

From were- + creature.

Questions about were-creature

What is were-creature the alternative form of?
Were-creature is the alternative form of werecreature.

Words near were-creature in the dictionary

  1. were with
  2. were wolf
  3. were wolves
  4. were you born in a tent
  5. were-
  6. were-creature
  7. were-elephant
  8. were-elephants
  9. were-elf
  10. were-elves
  11. were-hare

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