λυκανθρωπία

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Greek[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From λύκος (lýkos, wolf) +‎ άνθρωπος (ánthropos, man, human) +‎ -ία (-ía).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /likanθɾoˈpia/
  • Hyphenation: λυ‧καν‧θρω‧πί‧α

Noun[edit]

λυκανθρωπία (lykanthropíaf (uncountable)

  1. (psychiatry) lycanthropy (delusion in which a person believes they are a wolf)
  2. (mythology) lycanthropy (act of shapeshifting between the form of a human being and a wolf)

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