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LOUP-GAROU (loups-garous)

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does loup-garou mean? 

LOUP-GAROU (noun)
  The noun LOUP-GAROU has 1 sense:

1. a monster able to change appearance from human to wolf and back againplay

  Familiarity information: LOUP-GAROU used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LOUP-GAROU (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A monster able to change appearance from human to wolf and back again

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

loup-garou; lycanthrope; werewolf; wolfman

Hypernyms ("loup-garou" is a kind of...):

mythical creature; mythical monster (a monster renowned in folklore and myth)


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