wolfkin

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English

Etymology 1

From wolf +‎ -kin.

Noun

wolfkin (plural wolfkins)

  1. A young or small wolf.
    • 1864, Alfred Lord Tennyson, BOÄDICÉA:
      Kite and kestrel, wolf and wolfkin, from the wilderness, wallow in it.
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Etymology 2

From wolf +‎ -kin.

Noun

wolfkin (plural wolfkin)

  1. (fantasy) Any of various nonhuman and non-wolf fantasy creatures that have features of a wolf.
    • 2009, Maia Strong, The Ballad of Jimothy Redwing:
      Arun is in training to be a priest of the Fire God when he is abruptly plucked from his peaceful studies, bespelled and staked out as bait to capture a monster—a wolfkin. But the wolfkin isn't quite what Arun expected.
    • 2010, Kate Atkinson, Not The End Of The World, →ISBN, page 31:
      There was a rumour that the rare wolfkin had been sighted in the botanical gardens in the west of the city.
    • 2014, Heather Gunn, Aspect Core Rulebook FC 2015 SC, →ISBN, page 41:
      Wolfkin are humanoid wolves. They have long wolf faces and thick fur. They walk on the tips of their long feet and have thick ragged wolf tails.

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