lycanthropy

Japanese: lycanthropy
lycanthropy

The phenomenon in which a human being suddenly transforms into a wolf is called lycanthropy (a compound word from the Greek words lykos (wolf) and anthrōpos (man)). Such a person is generally called a werewolf. However, it is not limited to men.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "lycanthropy" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…人間が突然狼に変身してしまう現象をリカントロピーlycanthropy(ギリシア語lykos(狼)とanthrōpos(人間)の合成語,狼狂)といい,その人間を狼男と総称する。ただし男性に限るわけではない。…

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