Definition of "lycanthrope" [ly•can•thrope]

• A werewolf. (noun)
• A person affected with lycanthropy. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Penny preferred the term lycanthrope, but there was no doubt in Allen’s mind."
• "“I believe she prefers to be called a lycanthrope,” Aidan offered."
• "Some traditionalists might raise sand over the notion that the only thing that would phase a lycanthrope is a weapon of silver."