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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Teratology

· Ter·a·tol·o·gy · IPA
01 n. That branch of biological science which treats of monstrosities, malformations, or deviations from the normal type of structure, either in …
  1. 1.
    That branch of biological science which treats of monstrosities, malformations, or deviations from the normal type of structure, either in plants or animals.
  2. 2.
    Affectation of sublimity; bombast.[Obs.]