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What is the noun for lycanthropes?

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lycanthropy
  1. (mythology) The act of shapeshifting between the form of a human being and an animal (usually a wolf), often done during a full moon, according to legend.
  2. A delusion in which one believes oneself to be a wolf or other wild animal.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “Modern academics see lycanthropy as a fantasy which reveals fundamental aspects of modern personality.”
      “The equating of lycanthropy and homosexuality's pretty direct here and it's hard to figure out why.”
      “On the one hand, lycanthropy referred to the reality of the werewolf, that is, the phenomenon of metamorphosis from human form to wolf.”
lycanthropist
  1. One affected by the disease lycanthropy.
lycanthropia
  1. Alternative form of lycanthropy
lycanthrope
  1. A werewolf
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  3. Examples:
    1. “After the full moon rose, the lycanthrope emerged from the shadows, showcasing its fearsome transformation into a werewolf.”
      “This early conception of the lycanthrope as a victim of heredity left the monster in a morally ambiguous position.”
      “One of the furry demons in particular, a lycanthrope who had been trained in the arcane arts, was slaughtering Knights.”
lycanthropists
  1. plural of lycanthropist
lycanthropes
  1. plural of lycanthrope
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  3. Examples:
    1. “After she was first created she spent her time doing investigations on shape shifters and the lycanthropes, or werewolves.”
      “She could see Daemon in the tree still taking out lycanthropes with an expert shot.”
      “We all just hate humans, or we don't care, or if we're lycanthropes we just eat them.”
lycanthropies
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