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werewildcat en · NOUN

Etymology

From were- + wildcat.

Meanings

1. A person who is transformed or can transform into a wildcat or a wildcat-like human.
   • Celican - werewildcats. Thought extinct in the Middle Ages, now almost _certainly_ wiped out by the Black Spiral Dancers 2000 November 22, I. Inayat, “The Splats: A Quick Guide”, in alt.games.whitewolf (Usenet):
   • In Scotland there was a were-wildcat, in Russia a were-bear, and throughout Africa tales of were-lions or were-leopards abounded. 1981, Daniel Cohen, Everything You Need to Know About Monsters and Still Be Able to Get to Sleep, page 25:
   • […] Rozika, part vampire, part were-wildcat, who spits and yowls, […] 1966 April 14, “Community Senior Play To Be Presented Friday and Saturday”, in The Wylie News, page 7:

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