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wereshark

wereshark noun: a shapeshifter that can transform from a human to a shark or shark-like creature.

Noun

wereshark (plural weresharks)

  1. A shapeshifter that can transform from a human to a shark or shark-like creature.
    • Several nonmammalian creatures are worthy of note, including the wereraven, the weresnake, the werecrocodile, and the dreaded wereshark.1999, Van Richten's Monster Hunter's Compendium, volume 1, Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, →ISBN, page 123
    • But even warrior-priests as mighty as those of the Silver Flame have their limits, and while the Purified carried out their Purge on land, they were unable to do anything about the lycanthropes that inhabit the seas. The creature that attacked you was a wereshark, Haaken.2008, Tim Waggoner, Sea of Death (Blade of the Flame), Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, →ISBN, page 105

Forms of wereshark

pluralweresharks

Origin of wereshark

From were- + shark.

Questions about wereshark

What does wereshark mean?
Wereshark means a shapeshifter that can transform from a human to a shark or shark-like creature.
What part of speech is wereshark?
Wereshark is a noun.
What is the plural of wereshark?
The plural of wereshark is weresharks.

Words near wereshark in the dictionary

  1. wererabbit
  2. wererabbits
  3. wererat
  4. wererats
  5. weres
  6. wereshark
  7. weresharks
  8. weresquid
  9. weresquids
  10. werething
  11. werethings

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