wereleopard

English

Etymology

were- +‎ leopard

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈwɪəːlɛpəd/, /ˈwɛəlɛpəd/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈwɛɹlɛpɚd/, /ˈwɪɹlɛpɚd/

Noun

wereleopard (plural wereleopards)

(fiction) A shapeshifter who can change between leopard and human form.
- 2008 June 22, Dwight Garner, “Inside the List”, in New York Times‎:
  A) “One of them was a wereleopard; the other was a werewolf; both of them were strippers.”

Translations

shapeshifter assuming the shape of a leopard

French: léopard-garou (fr) m

Japanese: 豹人間 (hyō ningen)

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