wereleopard
nounUK /ˈwɪəlɛpəd/ · US /ˈwɛɹlɛpɚd/
Etymology From were- + leopard.
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Fantasy, Human sciences, Mysticism, Mythology, Philosophy, Sciences A shapeshifter who can change between leopard and human form.
- They are believed to be "Ju-Ju" or were-leopards, and in this guise to roam through the forest in bands, bent on evil and destruction.1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 168:
- A) “One of them was a wereleopard; the other was a werewolf; both of them were strippers.”2008 June 22, Dwight Garner, “Inside the List”, in New York Times:
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- While there'd been whispers about the Pack being unhappy with me for entangling myself with a wereleopard, Caitlyn wasn't just a wereleopard to me. She was my mate. A wolf didn't choose those kinds of things.2019, Sarah Makela, The Leopard Who Claimed A Wolf: New Adult Shifter Romance, Kissa Press LLC, →ISBN: