teratology
noun
the science or study of monstrosities or abnormal formations in organisms.
teratologic
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a word derived from
teratology.
Example Sentences
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Many of our older cultivated plants are very rich in anomalies of all kinds, and Cyclamen, Fuchsia, Pelargonium and some others are notorious sources of teratologic phenomena.
From Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation by Hugo de Vries
Diphallus, or duplication of the penis in an otherwise apparently single individual, is a very rare anomaly, records of only 20 cases having been found in a fairly exhaustive search through teratologic literature.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
On the other hand I have often tried in vain to win an anomalous race from an accidental deviation, or to isolate a teratologic variety out of more common aberrations.
From Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation by Hugo de Vries
There is, however, one real difficulty in accepting the story handed down to us as authentic,—the nature of the teratologic phenomenon itself.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
The development that their astrology had given to 'genethliaque,' or the art of horoscopes of births, had led them early to attribute great importance to all the teratologic facts which were there produced.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
