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‖n.; pl. Loups-garous /plu>. [ F., fr. loup wolf + a Teutonic word akin to E. werewolf. ] A werewolf; a lycanthrope. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

The superstition of the loup-garou, or werewolf, belongs to the folklore of most modern nations, and has its reflex in the story of “Little Red Riding-hood” and others. Brinton. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]