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English Dictionary: Teratology by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
teratology
n
  1. the branch of biology concerned with the development of malformations or serious deviations from the normal type of organism
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Teratology \Ter`a*tol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. [?], [?], a wonder, monster
      + -logy: cf. Gr. [?] a telling of wonders, and F.
      t[82]ratologie.]
      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. Affectation of sublimity; bombast. [Obs.] --Bailey.
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