monster
 mon·ster (mŏnʹstər)n.
1.
a. An imaginary or legendary creature, such as a centaur or Harpy, that combines parts from various animal or human forms.
b. A creature having a strange or frightening appearance.
2. An animal, a plant, or other organism having structural defects or deformities.
3. Pathology. A fetus or an infant that is grotesquely abnormal and usually not viable.
4. A very large animal, plant, or object.
5. One who inspires horror or disgust:
a monster of selfishness.adj.
Informal. Extremely large; monstrous:
a monster hit at the box office; ate a monster steak. [Middle English monstre, from Old French, from Latin mōnstrum, portent, monster, from monēre, to warn. See men-1 in Indo-European Roots.]
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