"were wolf" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: were wolves [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|were wolves}} were wolf (plural were wolves)
  1. (rare) Alternative form of werewolf Tags: alt-of, alternative, rare Alternative form of: werewolf
    Sense id: en-were_wolf-en-noun-SZi4YBoj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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