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wereowl

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A shapeshifter who can assume the form of an owl.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: fiction, literature, media, publishing

Examples

  • 1993, Patricia Kindl, Owl in Love, Graphia (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt), →ISBN, page 42. The garden of a wereowl at midnight makes a perilous salad bar.

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From were- + owl.