monstre

Definitions of monstre
  1. noun
    a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed
    synonyms: personne difforme
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    type of:
    mutant
    (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration
  2. noun
    an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts
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    Père Fouettard, coque-mitaine
    an imaginary monster used to frighten children
    monstre mythique
    a monster renowned in folklore and myth
    créature légendaire
    a monster that is unverifiable but popularly accepted as possibly factual
    griffon
    winged monster with the head of an eagle and the body of a lion
    loup-garou
    a monster able to change appearance from human to wolf and back again
    type of:
    créature imaginaire, être imaginaire
    a creature of the imagination; a person that exists only in legends or myths or fiction
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