Question

In folklore, this creature is a human with the ability to shapeshift
into a wolf, either purposely or after being placed under a
curse or affliction and especially on the night of a full moon
Early sources for belief in this ability or affliction were called
lycanthropy. It is a​

Answer 1

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Werewolf is the answer

A werewolf - also known as a lycanthrope - is a legendary creature that is said to have originated from European folklore. It is a human being that has the ability to alter its form into a wolf-like animal typically when there is a full moon, gaining unnatural strength and enhanced senses through its transformation.

Answer 2

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In folklore, a werewolf (Old English: werwulf, "man-wolf"), occasionally wolfwalker or lycanthrope /ˈlaɪkənˌθroʊp/ (Greek: λυκάνθρωπος lukánthrōpos, "wolf-person"), is a human with the ability to shapeshift into a wolf (or, especially in modern film, a therianthropic hybrid wolflike creature), either purposely or after