"werebear" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈwɪəbɛə(ɹ)/ [UK], /ˈwɛəbɛə(ɹ)/ [UK], /ˈwɛɹbɛɹ/ [US], /ˈwɪɹbɛɹ/ [US] Forms: werebears [plural]
Etymology: were- + bear Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|were|bear}} were- + bear Head templates: {{en-noun}} werebear (plural werebears)
  1. (fiction) A shapeshifter who can change between bear and human form Categories (topical): Fiction Related terms: werewolf Translations (shapeshifter): varbjørn [common-gender] (Danish), weerbeer [masculine] (Dutch), manbeer [masculine] (Dutch), ours-garou [masculine] (French), 熊人間 (kuma ningen) (Japanese), 熊男 (kumao) (Japanese), 人熊 (jinyū) (Japanese), 熊人 (yūjin) (Japanese), homem-urso [masculine] (Portuguese), mtu-dubu (Swahili)

Inflected forms

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