ly|can|thro|py

ly|can|thro|py
ly|can|thro|py «ly KAN thruh pee», noun.
1. a mental disturbance, associated with schizophrenia, in which a person thinks he is a wolf.
2. the supposed ability of a human being to turn into a wolf by witchcraft.
[< Late Latin lycanthrōpia < Greek lykanthrōpíā < lykánthrōpos one who imagines himself a wolf < lýkos wolf + ánthrōpos man]

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