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The word Lycan, while referring to Lycanthropes (werewolves), is a word unto itself. Lycan is another word for 'wolf'. | The word Lycan, while referring to Lycanthropes (werewolves), is a word unto itself. Lycan is another word for 'wolf'. | ||
[[User:Srushj11|Srushj11]] ([[User talk:Srushj11|talk]]) 05:35, 21 September 2016 (UTC) | [[User:Srushj11|Srushj11]] ([[User talk:Srushj11|talk]]) 05:35, 21 September 2016 (UTC) | ||
:Lycan may have a distinct meaning, but it's not really a "word" (except insofar as fantasy settings may have established it as a "unique" name for werewolves—which still derives ''directly'' from "lycanthrope"). That'd be like saying "pre" is a word, or "geo" (as in geology or geography). It isn't. But in any case, for Lycanroc's name, it very plainly isn't just about wolves; it's about werewolves, lycanthrope in whole, which already very explicitly and recognizably involves wolves. We don't need to try to wedge in "lycan" all by itself. [[User:Tiddlywinks|Tiddlywinks]] ([[User talk:Tiddlywinks|talk]]) 06:49, 21 September 2016 (UTC) | |||