lycanthrope

[lahy-kuhn-throhp, lahy-kan-throhp] Origin

ly·can·thrope

[lahy-kuhn-throhp, lahy-kan-throhp]
noun
1.
a person affected with lycanthropy.
2.
a werewolf or alien spirit in the physical form of a bloodthirsty wolf.

Origin:
1615–25; < Greek lykánthrōpos wolf-man, equivalent to lýk(os) wolf + ánthrōpos man
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Lycanthrope is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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lycanthrope (ˈlaɪkənˌθrəʊp, laɪˈkænθrəʊp)
 
n
1.  a werewolf
2.  psychiatry a person who believes that he is a wolf
 
[C17: via New Latin, from Greek lukanthrōpos, from lukos wolf + anthrōpos man]

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lycanthrope
1829, from Mod.L. lycanthropus (see lycanthropy).
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