loup-garou
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George Rodrigue, who died in 2013, was catapulted to fame by his blue dog paintings, which were based on a Cajun legend called loup-garou.
From BBC • Jan. 8, 2015
When the show began, patrons viewed a cinema which showed the cheetah, by this time almost as legendary as a loup-garou, retrieving duck and pheasant.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Then," stammered Padraig, "it is not true that—that—" "That the loup-garou is abroad in the land?" finished Brother Basil with delicate scorn.
From Masters of the Guild by Lamprey, L.
There is scarcely any malignant spirit, from a loup-garou to an ague, which cannot be found in the deserts of Aquitaine.
From Béarn and the Pyrenees A Legendary Tour to the Country of Henri Quatre by Costello, Louisa Stuart
The trapper thinks of the "loup-garou," but no wolf-demon of native legend devoured the very real substance of that fox.
From The Story of the Trapper by Laut, A. C.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
