Lycanthropy

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1. Noun

The supposed act of turning one's self or another person into a wolf.

2. Noun

A kind of erratic melancholy, in which the patient imagines himself a wolf, and imitates the actions of that animal.

3. Noun

(folklore) the magical ability of a person to assume the characteristics of a wolf
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