Crossword clues for lycanthrope
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Lycanthrope \Ly"can*thrope\, n. [Gr. ?; ? a wolf + ? a man.]
A human being fabled to have been changed into a wolf; a werewolf.
One affected with lycanthropy.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1620s in the classical sense; 1825 in the modern sense, from Modern Latin lycanthropus, from Greek lykanthropos "wolf-man" (see lycanthropy).
Wiktionary
n. 1 A werewolf. 2 A human with a curse that causes involuntary shapeshifting.
WordNet
Wikipedia
In Dungeons & Dragons, a lycanthrope ( or ) is a humanoid shapeshifter based on various legends of lycanthropes, werecats, and other such beings. In addition to the werewolf, in Dungeons & Dragons, weretigers, wereboars, werebears and other shapeshifting creatures similar to werewolves and related beings are considered lycanthropes, although in the real world, " lycanthrope" refers to a wolf- human combination exclusively.
"Lycanthrope" is a song by American rock band +44, released on September 1, 2006 as the second single from the group's debut studio album, When Your Heart Stops Beating (2006).
Lycanthrope (also known as Bloody Moon) is a 1999 horror film written and directed by Bob Cook. The film stars Robert Carradine, who also served as producer.
A lycanthrope or werewolf is a mythological creature.
Lycanthrope may also refer to:
- Lycanthrope (Dungeons & Dragons), a type of creature from Dungeons & Dragons
- "Lycanthrope" (song), a song by +44 from When Your Heart Stops Beating
- Lycanthrope (film), a 1999 film by Bob Cook
- Lycanthropes, a role-playing accessory book by Geoff Pass for Chill
Usage examples of "lycanthrope".
Damage that I caused seemed to heal as if another lycanthrope or vamp had cut them up.
Most vamp power, and even lycanthrope power, filled a room like water rising, until you drowned in it.
I told you that you were acting more like a lycanthrope than a vampire.
It was as if I was a lycanthrope, except I lacked that last bit of the puzzle, that one last bit that would allow the beast to slip out of my skin and be real.
Coalition for Better Understanding between Lycanthrope and Human Communities.
His excursion into the world of the Lycanthrope is different in that it is set in Saxon England.
It is with Stoker and the other Victorians that lycanthrope returns to its true state as a supernatural creature, but retains some allusive qualities as a literary device.
The future of the werewolf is assured, and readers can be sure the old lycanthrope has a few surprises left up his furry sleeve.
The Lycanthrope stood waiting, a hideous look on his fanged face, clearly hoping to make a meal out of someone.
The Master-at-arms rode beside her, with the dwarf mounted pillion behind him, and the Lycanthrope loping on ahead.
Only the Lycanthrope looked uneasy, padding silently along, ears cocked forward, claws extended.
Despite his speed and cunning, the Lycanthrope could not get past the flashing blade.
So long as the Lycanthrope kept him busy in front, it would only be a matter of time before one of the others got at his back.
Without him, this clumsy crowd of horsemen could not have trailed her from the stream -- but a Lycanthrope can track a mouse on a moonless night.
Keeping her arms pinned, the Lycanthrope dragged her back away from the spring -- but did nothing else to harm her.