Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cynanthrope

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cy-nan-thrope
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A being that can shapeshift between human and dog forms.

Etymology

From ancient Greek κύων (dog) + ἄνθρωπος (man).

Inflected Forms

cynanthropes (plural)

Synonyms

Questions

What does cynanthrope mean?
A being that can shapeshift between human and dog forms.
Where does cynanthrope come from?
From ancient Greek κύων (dog) + ἄνθρωπος (man).

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