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teratism

American  
[ter-uh-tiz-uhm] / ˈtɛr əˌtɪz əm /

noun

  1. love or worship of the monstrous.

  2. Biology. a monstrosity.

teratism British  
/ ˈtɛrəˌtɪzəm /

noun

  1. a malformed animal or human, esp in the fetal stage; monster

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Etymology

Origin of teratism

First recorded in 1900–05; terat- + -ism

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