"werehog" meaning in English

See werehog in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: werehogs [plural]
Etymology: were- + hog Etymology templates: {{affix|en|were-|hog}} were- + hog Head templates: {{en-noun}} werehog (plural werehogs)
  1. (rare) A person who is transformed or can transform into a hog or a hoglike human. Tags: rare Categories (topical): People

Inflected forms

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