Okay, ya got us...we had to look it up...hehe
Main Entry: ly·can·thro·py
Pronunciation: lI-'kan(t)-thr&-pE
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin lycanthropia, from Greek lykanthrOpia, from lykanthrOpos werewolf, from lykos wolf + anthrOpos human being -- more at WOLF
Date: 1594
1 : a delusion that one has become a wolf
2 : the assumption of the form and characteristics of a wolf held to be possible by witchcraft or magic
That's a cool-arsed word! Thanx BoXXi!