"werecat" meaning in English

See werecat in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈwɪəkæt/ [UK], /ˈwɛəkæt/ [UK], /ˈwɛɹkæt/ [US], /ˈwɪɹkæt/ [US] Forms: werecats [plural]
Etymology: were- + cat Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|were|cat}} were- + cat Head templates: {{en-noun}} werecat (plural werecats)
  1. (fantasy, mythology) A shapeshifter who can change between cat and human form. Wikipedia link: werecat Categories (topical): Fantasy, Mythology Hyponyms: wereleopard, werelion, weretiger Translations (shapeshifter assuming the shape of a cat): 貓人 (Chinese Mandarin), 猫人 (māorén) (Chinese Mandarin), varkat [common-gender] (Danish), homkato (Esperanto), chat-garou [masculine] (French), 猫人間 (neko ningen) (Japanese), kotołak [masculine] (Polish), varkatt [common-gender] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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