werefox

English

Etymology

From were- +‎ fox.

Noun

werefox (plural werefoxes)

1. (mythology) A person who transforms into a fox or foxlike form.
   • 1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 183:

     Lycanthropy also was common, in early times at least, and belief in werewolves and werefoxes existed among all tribe.

Translations

shapeshifter assuming the shape of a fox

• Dutch: weervos
• Estonian: libarebane
• French: renard-garou (fr) m
• German: Werfuchs m
• Irish: sionnach-riocht m
• Japanese: 狐人間 (kitsune ningen)
• Russian: о́боротень (ru) m (óborotenʹ)