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loup-garou

[ loo-ga-roo; English loo-guh-roo ]

/ lu gaˈru; English ˌlu gəˈru /

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noun, plural loups-ga·rous [loo-ga-roo; English loo-guh-rooz] /lu gaˈru; English ˌlu gəˈruz/. French.

a werewolf; lycanthrope.

Words nearby loup-garou

loungewear, lounging, lounsbury, loup, loup river, loup-garou, loupcervier, loupe, louping ill, lour, lourdes

Example sentences from the Web for loup-garou

He had often heard tales of the loup-garou, or witch wolf, whom no bullet could kill.

Followers of the Trail |Zoe Meyer
He hasn't seen a priest for ten months or so, and he's afraid of the loup-garou, for all I know.

The Man Who Rocked the Earth |Arthur Train
There is scarcely any malignant spirit, from a loup-garou to an ague, which cannot be found in the deserts of Aquitaine.

Barn and the Pyrenees |Louisa Stuart Costello
He is kin with those creatures of legend, the loup-garou, the vampire.

She Buildeth Her House |Will Comfort

How can we deceive ourselves and say there is no loup-garou?

A Lover in Homespun |F. Clifford Smith