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has gloss | eng: Werehyenas are mythological or folkloric creatures capable of assuming the shape of hyenas. They are present in the stories of several African and Eurasian cultures. Like the werewolves of European folklore, werehyenas are depicted as shapeshifters, though unlike werewolves which are usually portrayed as being originally human, some werehyena lore tells of how they can also be hyenas disguised as humans. |
lexicalization | eng: werehyena |
instance of | (noun) doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion hyaena, hyena |
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