[Dungeons & Dragons] In Dungeons & Dragons, a lycanthrope (p {respell|LY|kun-throhp} or p {respell|LY|kan-throhp}) is a humanoid shapeshifter based on various legends of lycanthropes, werecats, and other such beings. In addition to the werewolf, in Dungeons & Dragons, weretigers, wereboars, werebears and other shapeshifting creatures simila... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycanthrope_(Dungeons_&_Dragons)
Ly'can·thrope noun [ Greek ...; ... a wolf + ... a man.] 1. A human being fabled to have been changed into a wolf; a werewolf. 2. One affected with lycanthropy. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/L/72
lycanthrope According to some writers, it is a synonym of werewolf; one of those persons who (according to medieval superstition) assumed the form of wolves. In folklore, lycanthropy is the ability of a human to undergo transformation into a wolf or a lycanthrope. The term comes from ancient Greek lykánthropos (λυκάνθ... Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/1226/