"weretiger" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈwɪətaɪɡə/ [UK], /ˈwɛətaɪɡə/ [UK], /ˈwɛɹtaɪɡɚ/ [US], /ˈwɪɹtaɪɡɚ/ [US] Forms: weretigers [plural]
Etymology: were- + tiger Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|were|tiger}} were- + tiger Head templates: {{en-noun}} weretiger (plural weretigers)
  1. (fiction, mythological) A creature of Southeast Asian myth; a shapeshifter who can assume the shape of a tiger. Wikipedia link: Werecat Categories (topical): Fiction Hypernyms: werecat, shapeshifter, therianthrope Coordinate_terms: wererat, werewolf Translations (shapeshifter who can assume the shape of a tiger): 虎人 (hǔrén) (Chinese Mandarin), weertijger [masculine] (Dutch), ihmistiikeri (Finnish), tigre-garou [masculine] (French), Wertiger [masculine] (German), siluman harimau (Indonesian), 虎人間 (tora ningen) (Japanese), 虎人 (kojin) (Japanese), 人虎 (jinko) (Japanese), 虎男 (torao) (Japanese), 인호 (inho) (alt: 人虎) (Korean), harimau jadian (Malay), homem-tigre [masculine] (Portuguese), เสือสมิง (sà-mǐng) (Thai)

Inflected forms

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