a lycanthrope (greek: lykos "wolf"; anthropos "human") *is* a werewolf -- a
wolf-human.

feral children are children not raised by humans.  the word "feral" comes
from a french/latin word for "wild"; it has no inherent connection to
wolves, though there's the stock phrase "raised by wolves," and myths of,
e.g., romulus and remus who are cared for by a wolf.  for whatever reason,
wolves seem to be a common substitute for human care in fictional cases of
ferality; however, "feral" does not in itself implicate wolves. feral
children can be raised by whales, dragons, or nothing just as easily as by
wolves.

werewolf twins are lycanthropic twins; lycanthropy is a fancy word for
werewolfiness.

you know, this has little to do with conlanging...

matt

On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 3:48 PM, Nicole Valicia Thompson-Andrews <
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> Wait, isn't lycanthropy someone who thinks they're a wolf, whereas feral
> children are raised by wolves? They are werewolf twins, but I can't see
> where lycanthropy comes in.
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matthew Turnbull" <[log in to unmask]>
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> Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2012 2:07 PM
> Subject: Re: OT: Re: Babbling and Baby Talk
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>  What is this nonsense? Have you all forgotten when, in 1976, it was
>> demonstrated that lycanthropy is clearly a manifestation of the
>> windiigo in it's summer form during the 15 semi-anual conference of
>> the North American Society for Research into Seasonal Ailements? It
>> was proved that so called "lycanthropes" were merely afflicted with
>> the windiigo spirit, which due to being cut off from it's summering
>> grounds in Northern Ontario forces its host to assume the form of a
>> wolf, thus disguising its unatural presence in the southern hemisphere
>> and camoflouging itself from the attentions of the spirit guides who
>> have returned with the summer sun. Reported cases in Europe were
>> surely exagerated out of jealousy and cases in winter explained by the
>> spirit needing to hide during winter upon ocassion. Of course claims
>> off the windiigos superiority to humans may pan out, seeing as it is
>> an eternal and ancient spirit, it has had long to learn and may force
>> the body of its host well beyond normal limits. At any rate, when did
>> the list become a SpecGram article :)
>>
>> On 2/14/12, Петр Рихардович Кларк <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>>> On Tuesday, 14 February, 2012 18:12:21 you wrote:
>>>
>>>> Right after they stop showing civilizedness. Or last Thursday.
>>>>
>>> Oh, there is a Last Thursdayist in our midst! Burn the heretic!
>>> :Peter
>>>
>>>
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