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wereanimal

wereanimal noun: a shapeshifter that can change between human and some animal form, such as a werewolf or werebear.

Noun

wereanimal (plural 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.1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 121
    • Lysander was speaking to a confused-looking wereanimal.2011, Brit Mandelo, Though Smoke Shall Hide the Sun: A Tor.Com Original, Tor Books, →ISBN

Examples of wereanimal in a sentence

  • His otherworldly energy danced along my skin, and as had happened in New Mexico with a very different wereanimal, it called that piece of Richard's beast that seemed to live inside me.2001, J. D. Robb, Laurell K. Hamilton, Susan Krinard, Maggie Shayne, Out of this World, Penguin, →ISBN:
  • “Ray was killed by a wereanimal.” “They have the wereanimal that killed Ray locked up.2020, Laurell K. Hamilton, Sucker Punch, Penguin, →ISBN, page 77:

Synonyms of wereanimal

Forms of wereanimal

pluralwereanimals

Origin of wereanimal

From were- + animal.

Questions about wereanimal

What does wereanimal mean?
Wereanimal means a shapeshifter that can change between human and some animal form, such as a werewolf or werebear.
How do you use wereanimal in a sentence?
His otherworldly energy danced along my skin, and as had happened in New Mexico with a very different wereanimal, it called that piece of Richard's beast that seemed to live inside me.
What part of speech is wereanimal?
Wereanimal is a noun.
What is the plural of wereanimal?
The plural of wereanimal is wereanimals.

Words near wereanimal in the dictionary

  1. were-hares
  2. were-wolf
  3. were-wolves
  4. werealligator
  5. werealligators
  6. wereanimal
  7. wereanimals
  8. werebadger
  9. werebadgers
  10. werebat
  11. werebats

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