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Weetigo Various < Algonk.: Cree wītiku evil spirit; cannibal

• 1 n. See quotes.

  See also: Wendigo (def. 1)  

  • The concept denoted by Weetigo and Wendigo varies from a personified Evil Spirit to a supernatural creature of which there are many, all having fearful characteristics including an insatiable appetite for human beings.

• 2 n. usually weetigo, a man turned cannibal and believed possessed by an evil spirit.

  See also: Wendigo (def. 2a)