- 1. n. The supposed act of turning one's self or another person into a wolf. Source: opted
- 2. n. A kind of erratic melancholy, in which the patient imagines himself a wolf, and imitates the actions of that animal. Source: opted
- 3. n. (folklore) the magical ability of a person to assume the characteristics of a wolf Source: wordnet
- 4. 1. The supposed act of turning one's self or another person into a wolf. Lowell. 2. (Med.) A kind of erratic melancholy, in which the patient imagines himself a wolf, and imitates the actions of that animal. Source: webster
- 5. A kind of erratic melancholy, in which the patient imagineshimself a wolf, and imitates the actions of that animal. Source: adambom
- 6. n. (folklore) the magical ability of a person to assume the characteristics of a wolf Source: ecdict
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