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Monsters
See also mythology.

dysmorphophobia
an abnormal dread of deformity, usually in others.
monstrosity
1. the state or quality of being monstrous.
2. a monster or monsterlike thing or person. — monstrous, adj.
prodigiosity
1. the state, quality, or phenomenon of being immense, wondrous, or extraordinary.
2. a prodigious thing, person, or event.
teratism
a love of monsters or marvels. Also called teratosis.
teratoid
Biology. resembling a monster.
teratology
1. the writing or collecting of fantasies containing monsters and prodigies.
2. Biology. the scientific study of monstrosities or abnormal formations in plants or animals. — teratologist, n. — teratological, adj.
teratophobia
an abnormal fear of monsters or of giving birth to a monster.
teratosis
teratism.
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A glance at a geological map will show that whatever truth there may have been of the actuality of such monsters in the early geologic periods, at least there was plenty of possibility.
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The other statues, those of the monsters and demons, cherished no hatred for him, Quasimodo.
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In a moment my hand was on the lever, and I had placed a month between myself and these monsters.
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