werewolf

mythological human with the ability to shapeshift into a wolf or an anthropomorphic wolf-like creature
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werewolf

Summary

werewolf is a class of fictional entities[1]. werewolf draws 5,018 Wikipedia views per month (class_of_fictional_entities category, ranking #204 of 99).[2]

Key Facts

  • werewolf's instance of is recorded as class of fictional entities[3].
  • werewolf is a type of mythical creature[4].
  • werewolf is a type of shapeshifter[5].
  • werewolf's Commons category is recorded as Werewolves[6].
  • werewolf's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Werewolves[7].
  • werewolf's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[8].
  • werewolf's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[9].
  • werewolf's different from is recorded as werewolf in a work of fiction[10].
  • werewolf's different from is recorded as wererat[11].
  • werewolf's different from is recorded as Lycanthrope[12].
  • werewolf's female form of label is recorded as mujer loba[13].
  • werewolf's female form of label is recorded as gourvleydhes[14].
  • werewolf's superhuman feature or ability is recorded as lycanthropy[15].
  • werewolf's P14470 is recorded as Concepts/Werewolf[16].

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Definition and Type

werewolf's instance of is recorded as class of fictional entities[3]. Recorded subclass of include mythical creature[4] and shapeshifter[5].

Influence

Things named for werewolf include The Werewolves of Miller's Hollow[17], a parlour game[18].

Why It Matters

werewolf draws 5,018 Wikipedia views per month (class_of_fictional_entities category, ranking #204 of 99).[2] werewolf has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] werewolf is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

Entities named for werewolf include The Werewolves of Miller's Hollow[17], a parlour game[18].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 27d ago · Ksn.kenny · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National library of spain spmabn id (bne v1.0) → XX524494
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P950]]: XX524494"
  2. 7w ago · WikiBunny2K1 · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Female form of label → mujer loba, gourvleydhes
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P2521]]: gourvleydhes"
  3. 10w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Concepts/Werewolf
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14470]]: Concepts/Werewolf, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
  4. 10w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Michael Crockart
    Niconicopedia id → 狼男
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P11493]]: Q291531, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/627d4912166|details]])"
  5. 11w ago · こんせ · 2026-07-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pixiv encyclopedia id → 狼男, 狼女, 狼人間
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P11408]]: 狼女"
  6. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0219022-vlkodlaci
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0219022-vlkodlaci, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259497|batch #259497]]"
  7. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Local thumb → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 6398, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
  8. 21w ago · Jerimee · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Local thumb → —
    Instance of → class of fictional entities
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q15831596]]"
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