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Werewolf vs Werelion - What's the difference?

werewolf | werelion |

As nouns the difference between werewolf and werelion

is that werewolf is {{context|lang=en|mythology}} A person who is transformed or can transform into a wolf or a wolflike human, often said to transform during a full moon while werelion is a shapeshifter who can change between lion and human form.

werewolf

English

Alternative forms

* (l), (l), (l)

Noun

(werewolves)
  • A person who is transformed or can transform into a wolf or a wolflike human, often said to transform during a full moon.

    • Derived terms

    * werewolfdom * werewolfish

    Synonyms

    * wolfman * lycanthrope

    See also

    * turnskin * were- * werebear * wereboar * wererat * weretiger

    werelion

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (fiction) A shapeshifter who can change between lion and human form.
  • * 2011 , Candace R. Benefiel, Reading Laurell K. Hamilton (page 60)
    • She dies before Anita can explain that it's unnecessary; but in a scuffle, one of the werelions is mortally wounded, and Anita uses his death to call up her power.

    Hypernyms

    * werecat