Definitions

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  • noun rare A shapeshifter that can change between human and some animal form, such as a werewolf or werebear.

Etymologies

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were- +‎ creature

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Examples

  • This episode of the Brian David Phillips Podcast is one of my favorite processes turned into a guided imagery that combines the concept of the animal spirit guide with that of the the werecreature.

    Life of Brian: 2005

  • This episode of the Brian David Phillips Podcast is one of my favorite processes turned into a guided imagery that combines the concept of the animal spirit guide with that of the the werecreature.

    Hypnocast Episode Seven . . .. . . Shapeshifter 2005

  • She spoke to me of creatures that she had encountered . . . unicorns, dragons, and the occasional werecreature.

    Sir Apropos of Nothing PETER DAVID 2001

  • She spoke to me of creatures that she had encountered . . . unicorns, dragons, and the occasional werecreature.

    Sir Apropos of Nothing PETER DAVID 2001

  • She spoke to me of creatures that she had encountered . . . unicorns, dragons, and the occasional werecreature.

    Sir Apropos of Nothing PETER DAVID 2001

  • It was only with the greatest concentration that Lemparius could maintain a hold on his humanity within the form of the werecreature he had become.

    Conan the Fearless Perry, Steve 1986

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