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wererat

UK/ˈwɪəɹæt/US/ˈwɛɹæt/

wererat noun: a shapeshifter who can assume the shape of a rat.

Noun

wererat (plural wererats)

  1. A shapeshifter who can assume the shape of a rat.
    • The only other animal he'd seen hadn't been an animal at all, but a wererat who had given him a curious look before darting away into an alley.2006, Christine Warren, Wolf at the Door: A Novel of The Others, page 205

Forms of wererat

pluralwererats

Origin of wererat

From were- + rat.

Questions about wererat

What does wererat mean?
Wererat means a shapeshifter who can assume the shape of a rat.
What part of speech is wererat?
Wererat is a noun.
How do you pronounce wererat?
Wererat is pronounced /ˈwɪəɹæt/ (UK).
What is the plural of wererat?
The plural of wererat is wererats.

Words near wererat in the dictionary

  1. werepuppies
  2. werepuppy
  3. werepups
  4. wererabbit
  5. wererabbits
  6. wererat
  7. wererats
  8. weres
  9. wereshark
  10. weresharks
  11. weresquid

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