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werelion en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈwɪəlaɪən/ (UK)
  • /ˈwɛɹlaɪən/ (US)
  • /ˈwɪɹlaɪən/ (US)
  • /ˈwɛəlaɪən/ (UK)

Etymology

From were- + lion.

Meanings

  1. A shapeshifter who can change between lion and human form.
    • She dies before Anita can explain that it's unnecessary; but in a scuffle, one of the werelions is mortally wounded, and Anita uses his death to call up her power. 2011, Candace R. Benefiel, Reading Laurell K. Hamilton, page 60:

Forms

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werelions Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

werelioness

Hypernyms

werecat

Translations (3)

pl lwołak (shapeshifter assuming the shape of a lion) · fr lion-garou (shapeshifter assuming the shape of a lion) · ja ライオン人間 (shapeshifter assuming the shape of a lion)