lycanthrope
- n a monster able to change appearance from human to wolf and back again
lycanthropy
- n (folklore) the magical ability of a person to assume the characteristics of a wolf
lycaon pictus
- n a powerful doglike mammal of southern and eastern Africa that hunts in large packs; now rare in settled area
lycee
- n a school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12
lyceum
- n a school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12
- n a public hall for lectures and concerts
lychee
- n Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried
lychgate
- n a roofed gate to a churchyard, formerly used as a temporary shelter for the bier during funerals
lychins chalcedonica
- n Eurasian garden perennial having scarlet flowers in dense terminal heads
lychins floscuculi
- n common perennial native to Europe and western Asia having usually pink flowers with ragged petals