Loup-garou
Pronunciation : Loup`-ga`rou", n.; pl. Loups-garous (#). [F.
Part of Speech : fr.
Definition : Defn: A werewolf; a lycanthrope.
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.
loup wolf + a Teutonic word akin to E. werewolf.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913