wereleopard

English

Etymology

were- + leopard

Pronunciation

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

Noun

wereleopard (plural wereleopards)

  1. (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.”

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