"werewoman" meaning in All languages combined

See werewoman on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: werewomen [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|werewomen}} werewoman (plural werewomen)
  1. (mythology) A woman who takes the form of an animal through a process of lycanthropy. Wikipedia link: werewoman Categories (topical): Mythology Synonyms: werewolfess, wolfwoman Hypernyms: lycanthrope, werewolf
    Sense id: en-werewoman-en-noun-bY7CYk94 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Werewolves Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences

Inflected forms

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