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Wererat vs Lycanthrope - What's the difference?

wererat | lycanthrope |

Wererat is a see also of lycanthrope.


As nouns the difference between wererat and lycanthrope

is that wererat is (fiction) a shapeshifter who can assume the shape of a rat while lycanthrope is a werewolf.

wererat

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (fiction) A shapeshifter who can assume the shape of a rat.
  • * 2006 , Christine Warren, Wolf at the Door: A Novel of The Others , page 205
    • The only other animal he'd seen hadn't been an animal at all, but a wererat who had given him a curious look before darting away into an alley.

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    lycanthrope

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A werewolf.
  • A human with a curse that causes involuntary shapeshifting.

    • Synonyms

    * werewolf

    Derived terms

    * lycanthropy

    See also

    * werebear * wereboar * wererat * weretiger * werewolf

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