werefox

English

Etymology

were- +‎ fox

Noun

werefox (plural werefoxes)

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

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