wolfkin

/ˈwʊlf.kɪn/

Etymology

From wolf + -kin.

wolfkin means A young or small wolf. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 90 out of 100.

noun

A young or small wolf.“Kite and kestrel, wolf and wolfkin, from the wilderness, wallow in it.”
Any of various nonhuman and non-wolf fantasy creatures that have features of a wolf.“Arun is in training to be a priest of the Fire God when he is abruptly plucked from his peaceful studies, bespelled and staked out as bait to capture a monster—a wolfkin. But the wolfkin isn't quite what Arun expected.”