LYCANTHROPY

PRONUNCIATION: (ly-KAN-thruh-pee)

MEANING: noun:
1. A delusion that one has transformed into a wolf.
2. The process of or ability to transform into a wolf.

ETYMOLOGY: From Greek lykos (wolf) + -anthropy (human). Earliest documented use: 1584.
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SLYCANTHROPY - becoming a clever and deceptive critter every full moon

LYCANTH ROPE - a thick cable made from lycanth stems and leaves

LYSANTHROPY - transforming into a disinfectant