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lycanthrope

n.
UK //lˈaɪkɑːnθɹˌəʊp// ly·can·thrope
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Origin

From Latin lycanthrōpus, from Ancient Greek λυκάνθρωπος (lukánthrōpos) – a compound of λύκος (lúkos, “wolf”) + ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, “man, human”). By surface analysis, lyc- + -anthrope.

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