"werewoman" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: werewomen [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|werewomen}} werewoman (plural werewomen)
  1. (mythology) A woman who takes the form of an animal through a process of lycanthropy. Wikipedia link: werewoman Categories (topical): Mythology, Werewolves Synonyms: werewolfess, wolfwoman Hypernyms: lycanthrope, werewolf

Inflected forms

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