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werefox

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈweə.fɒks/
  • General-American: /ˈweəɹ.fɑks/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

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noun

Meaning 1

A person who transforms into a fox or foxlike form.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: fantasy, human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English were- Proto-Indo-European *púḱsos Proto-Germanic *fuhsaz Old English fox Middle English fox English fox English werefox From were- + fox.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: weervos — shapeshifter assuming the shape of a fox
  • Estonian: libarebane — shapeshifter assuming the shape of a fox
  • French: renard-garou — shapeshifter assuming the shape of a fox
  • German: Werfuchs — shapeshifter assuming the shape of a fox
  • Irish: sionnach-riocht — shapeshifter assuming the shape of a fox
  • Japanese: 狐人間 (kitsune ningen) — shapeshifter assuming the shape of a fox
  • Russian: о́боротень (óborotenʹ) — shapeshifter assuming the shape of a fox
  • Spanish: hombre zorro — shapeshifter assuming the shape of a fox