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werecreature

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

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)

Synonyms of werecreature

Forms of werecreature

pluralwerecreatures

Origin of werecreature

From were- + creature.

Questions about werecreature

What does werecreature mean?
Werecreature means a shapeshifter that can change between human and some animal form, such as a werewolf or werebear.
What part of speech is werecreature?
Werecreature is a noun.
What is the plural of werecreature?
The plural of werecreature is werecreatures.

Words near werecreature in the dictionary

  1. werechickens
  2. werecow
  3. werecows
  4. werecrab
  5. werecrabs
  6. werecreature
  7. werecreatures
  8. werecritter
  9. werecritters
  10. werecrocodile
  11. werecrocodiles

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