loup-garou

loup-ga·rou

L0260700 (lo͞o′gə-ro͞o′, -gä-)n. pl. loups-ga·rous (lo͞o′gə-ro͞oz′, -gä-ro͞o′) A werewolf.

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[French, from Old French leu garoul : leu, wolf (from Latin lupus; see wl̥k^wo- in Indo-European roots) + garoul, werewolf (of Germanic origin; see wī-ro- in Indo-European roots).]

loup-ga•rou

(lu gaˈru; Eng. ˌlu gəˈru)

n., pl. loups-ga•rous (lu gaˈru; Eng. ˌlu gəˈruz) French. a werewolf.

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Noun

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loup-garou - a monster able to change appearance from human to wolf and back againlycanthrope, werewolf, wolfmanmythical creature, mythical monster - a monster renowned in folklore and myth