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monsterlike

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mon⋅ster

  [mon-ster]
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–noun
1. a legendary animal combining features of animal and human form or having the forms of various animals in combination, as a centaur, griffin, or sphinx.
2. any creature so ugly or monstrous as to frighten people.
3. any animal or human grotesquely deviating from the normal shape, behavior, or character.
4. a person who excites horror by wickedness, cruelty, etc.
5. any animal or thing huge in size.
6. Biology.
a. an animal or plant of abnormal form or structure, as from marked malformation or the absence of certain parts or organs.
b. a grossly anomalous fetus or infant, esp. one that is not viable.
7. anything unnatural or monstrous.
–adjective
8. huge; enormous; monstrous: a monster tree.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME monstre < L mōnstrum portent, unnatural event, monster, equiv. to mon(ēre) to warn + -strum n. suffix

Related forms:
mon⋅ster⋅like, adjective

Synonyms:
4. fiend, brute, demon, devil, miscreant.
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Main Entry: mon·ster
Pronunciation: 'män(t)-st&r
Function: noun
: an animal or plant of abnormal form or structure; especially : a fetus or offspring with a major developmental abnormality monster with two heads> —monster adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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monster mon·ster (mŏn'stər)
n.

  1. An animal, a plant, or other organism having structural defects or deformities.

  2. A fetus or an infant that is grotesquely abnormal and usually not viable.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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