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plural monstrosities
An organism showing abnormal development or deformity. quotations examples
Geoffrey St Hilaire's experiments show that unnatural treatment of the embryo causes monstrosities; and monstrosities cannot be separated by any clear line of distinction from mere variations.
1859 November 24, Charles Darwin, chapter 1, in On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, […], London: John Murray, […]
A monstrous person, thing, or act. quotations examples
St Enoch Centre (1989) - a glass-domed monstrosity of a shopping centre - stands on the site of the station today.
2023 March 22, Dr Joseph Brennan, “Grand buildings on the list... and lost”, in RAIL, number 979, page 51
The state of being monstrous. examples