Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wereshark

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: were-shark
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A shapeshifter that can transform from a human to a shark or shark-like creature.

Example Sentences

"Several nonmammalian creatures are worthy of note, including the wereraven, the weresnake, the werecrocodile, and the dreaded wereshark."
"But even warrior-priests as mighty as those of the Silver Flame have their limits, and while the Purified carried out their Purge on land, they were unable to do anything about the lycanthropes that inhabit the seas. The creature that attacked you was a wereshark, Haaken."
"Weresharks are human except when they come in contact with salt water, at which time they transform into horrifying, bloodthirsty creatures with shark heads, gills, and dorsal fins, but human bodies."

Etymology

From were- + shark.

Inflected Forms

weresharks (plural)

Questions

What does wereshark mean?: A shapeshifter that can transform from a human to a shark or shark-like creature.
Where does wereshark come from?: From were- + shark.

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