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Lycanthropy vs Wolfsbane - What's the difference?

lycanthropy | wolfsbane |

As nouns the difference between lycanthropy and wolfsbane

is that lycanthropy is 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 while wolfsbane is any of several poisonous perennial herbs of the genus Aconitum.

lycanthropy

English

Alternative forms

* lycanthropia

Noun

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  • (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.
  • A delusion in which one believes oneself to be a wolf or other wild animal

    • Related terms

    * lycanthrope

    See also

    * werewolf * shapeshift * shape-shift

    External links

    * Wikipedia article on

    wolfsbane

    English

    (wikipedia wolfsbane)

    Alternative forms

    * wolf's bane * wolfbane

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of several poisonous perennial herbs of the genus Aconitum .

    • Synonyms

    * (herb of the genus Aconitum) aconite, monkshood

    See also

    * lycanthropy * werewolf

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