werewolf

Summary

werewolf ranks in the top 0.26% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,801 views/month, #204 of 77,819).^[1]

Key Facts

• werewolf is a type of mythical creature^[2].
• werewolf is a type of shapeshifter^[3].
• werewolf's Commons category is recorded as Werewolves^[4].
• werewolf's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Werewolves^[5].
• werewolf's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[6].
• werewolf's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[7].
• werewolf's different from is recorded as werewolf in a work of fiction^[8].
• werewolf's different from is recorded as wererat^[9].
• werewolf's different from is recorded as Lycanthrope^[10].
• werewolf's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'mujer loba'}^[11].
• werewolf's superhuman feature or ability is recorded as lycanthropy^[12].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include mythical creature^[2] and shapeshifter^[3].

Influence

Things named for werewolf include The Werewolves of Miller's Hollow^[13], a parlour game^[14].

Why It Matters

werewolf ranks in the top 0.26% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,801 views/month, #204 of 77,819).^[1] werewolf has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[15] werewolf is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[16]

Entities named for werewolf include The Werewolves of Miller's Hollow^[13], a parlour game^[14].