'Loup-garou' definitions:

Definition of 'loup-garou'

(from WordNet)
noun
A monster able to change appearance from human to wolf and back again [syn: werewolf, wolfman, lycanthrope, loup-garou]

Definition of 'Loup-garou'

From: GCIDE
  • Loup-garou \Loup`-ga`rou"\, n.; pl. Loups-garous. [F., fr. loup wolf + a Teutonic word akin to E. werewolf.] A werewolf; a lycanthrope. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  • The superstition of the loup-garou, or werewolf, belongs to the folklore of most modern nations, and has its reflex in the story of "Little Red Riding-hood" and others. --Brinton. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]