monstrosities

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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Monstrosity \Mon*stros"i*ty\ (m[o^]n*str[o^]s"[i^]*t[y^]), n.; pl. Monstrosities (m[o^]n*str[o^]s"[i^]*t[i^]z). [Cf. F. monstruosit['e]. See Monstrous.] The state of being monstrous, or out of the common order of nature; that which is monstrous; a monster. --South. [1913 Webster]

A monstrosity never changes the name or affects the immutability of a species. --Adanson (Trans.). [1913 Webster]

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