Defn: See Terrapin.
TERATICAL
Te*rat"ic*al, a. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: Wonderful; ominous; prodigious. [Obs.] Wollaston.
TERATOGENY
Ter`a*tog"e*ny, n. Etym: [Gr. (Med.)
Defn: The formation of monsters.
TERATOID
Ter"a*toid, a. Etym: [Gr. -oid.]
Defn: Resembling a monster; abnormal; of a pathological growth, exceedingly complex or highly organized. S. D. Gross.
TERATOLOGICAL
Ter`a*to*log"ic*al, a. (Biol.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to teratology; as, teratological changes.
TERATOLOGY
Ter`a*tol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Gr. -logy: cf. Gr. tératologie.]