"werefox" meaning in English

See werefox in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: werefoxes [plural]
Etymology: From were- + fox. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|were|fox}} were- + fox Head templates: {{en-noun}} werefox (plural werefoxes)
  1. (mythology) A person who transforms into a fox or foxlike form. Categories (topical): Mythological creatures, Mythology Translations (shapeshifter assuming the shape of a fox): weervos (Dutch), libarebane (Estonian), renard-garou [masculine] (French), Werfuchs [masculine] (German), sionnach-riocht [masculine] (Irish), 狐人間 (kitsune ningen) (Japanese), о́боротень (óborotenʹ) [masculine] (Russian)

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