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werehare

werehare noun: a shapeshifter who can assume the form of a hare.

Noun

werehare (plural werehares)

  1. A shapeshifter who can assume the form of a hare.
    • “‘Oh my,’ cried the first camper. ‘Now I understand you completely. You've turned into a werehare!’1993, M. C. Varley, Adventures in Wonderland: A Wonderland Howl-Oween, illustrated edition, Disney Press, →ISBN, page 26
    • Like all the children in the neighborhood, A____ and Z____ had grown up hearing strange stories about the Were-Hare, the monster rabbit who allegedly haunted the woods behind their street. According to legend, the Were-Hare had teeth of gold, so long they reached below his chin. Anybody bitten by...2013 April 2, Pseudonymous Bosch, Write This Book: A Do-It-Yourself Mystery, illustrated edition, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, →ISBN

Forms of werehare

pluralwerehares
alternative formwere-hare

Origin of werehare

From were- + hare.

Questions about werehare

What does werehare mean?
Werehare means a shapeshifter who can assume the form of a hare.
What part of speech is werehare?
Werehare is a noun.
What is the plural of werehare?
The plural of werehare is werehares.

Words near werehare in the dictionary

  1. weregilds
  2. weregoat
  3. weregoats
  4. weregorilla
  5. weregorillas
  6. werehare
  7. werehares
  8. werehog
  9. werehogs
  10. werehorse
  11. werehorses

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