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were-elf

were-elf noun: a shapeshifter who can assume the form of an elf.

Noun

were-elf (plural were-elves)

  1. (rare) A shapeshifter who can assume the form of an elf.
    • While the Vamwelf were vampire were-elves, tall and slender.2015, Horace S. Mallette, Hunters of Satan’s Monsters: Rise of the Rolling Calf, →ISBN
    • Maybe his elf hormones and human hormones had gotten all mixed up, turning him into a were-elf or something.2012, Candace Jane Kringle, North Pole High: A Rebel Without a Claus, elfpublished books

Forms of were-elf

pluralwere-elves

Origin of were-elf

From were- + elf.

Questions about were-elf

What does were-elf mean?
Were-elf means a shapeshifter who can assume the form of an elf.
What part of speech is were-elf?
Were-elf is a noun.
What is the plural of were-elf?
The plural of were-elf is were-elves.

Words near were-elf in the dictionary

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

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