lycanthropy
Pronunciation: /līˈkanTHrəpē
noun
1The supernatural transformation of a person into a wolf, as recounted in folk tales.
1.1 • archaic A form of madness involving the delusion of being an animal, usually a wolf, with correspondingly altered behavior.
Origin
late 16th century (as a supposed form of madness): from modern Latin lycanthropia, from Greek lukanthrōpia, from lukos 'wolf' + anthrōpos 'human being, man'.
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Like Aunt Thropé, Joe enjoyed study of ancestry. In his case, it meant tracing his roots through the lore of lycathropy, too.
