monstruo

Definitions of monstruo
  1. noun
    an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts
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    Bigfoot
    large hairy humanoid creature said to live in wilderness areas of the United States and Canada
    el monstruo del Lago Ness
    a large aquatic animal supposed to resemble a serpent or plesiosaur of Loch Ness in Scotland
    Pitón
    (Greek mythology) dragon killed by Apollo at Delphi
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    el Coco
    an imaginary monster used to frighten children
    criatura mítica, monstruo mítico
    a monster renowned in folklore and myth
    criatura legendaria
    a monster that is unverifiable but popularly accepted as possibly factual
    anfisbena
    (classical mythology) a serpent with a head at each end of its body
    basilisco
    (classical mythology) a serpent (or lizard or dragon) able to kill with its breath or glance
    centauro
    (classical mythology) a mythical being that is half man and half horse
    Cerbero
    (Greek mythology) the three-headed dog guarding the entrance to Hades; son of Typhon
    Quimera
    (Greek mythology) fire-breathing female monster with a lion's head and a goat's body and a serpent's tail; daughter of Typhon
    dragón
    a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings
    Gorgona
    (Greek mythology) any of three winged sister monsters and the mortal Medusa who had live snakes for hair; a glance at Medusa turned the beholder to stone
    grifo, grifón
    winged monster with the head of an eagle and the body of a lion
    Hidra
    (Greek mythology) monster with nine heads; when struck off each head was replaced by two new ones
    Leviatán
    monstrous sea creature symbolizing evil in the Old Testament
    Minotauro
    (Greek mythology) a mythical monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man; slain by Theseus
    león de Nemea
    (Greek mythology) an enormous lion strangled by Hercules as the first of his 12 labors
    salamandra
    reptilian creature supposed to live in fire
    Esfinge
    (Greek mythology) a riddling winged monster with a woman's head and breast on a lion's body; daughter of Typhon
    trol
    (Scandanavian folklore) a supernatural creature (either a dwarf or a giant) that is supposed to live in caves or in the mountains
    hombre lobo, hombre-lobo
    a monster able to change appearance from human to wolf and back again
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    criatura imaginaria, ente imaginario, ser imaginario
    a creature of the imagination; a person that exists only in legends or myths or fiction
  2. noun
    a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed
    synonyms: aborto, adefesio, anomalía, engendro, estrafalario, fanático, fenómeno, monstruosidad
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    leviatán
    the largest or most massive thing of its kind
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    mutación, mutante
    (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration
  3. noun
    a cruel wicked and inhuman person
    synonyms: demonio, diablo, fiera, ogro
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    antipático
    a person who is not pleasant or agreeable
  4. noun
    an unusually gifted or intelligent (young) person; someone whose talents excite wonder and admiration
    synonyms: fénix, maravilla, portento, prodigio
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    niño prodigio
    an extremely talented young male person
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    cerebro, genio
    someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
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