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Blend of monstrous + ferocious, or blend of monstrous + atrocious; or back-formation from monstrosity after ferocity, atrocity.
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Blend of monstrous + ferocious, or blend of monstrous + atrocious; or back-formation from monstrosity after ferocity, atrocity.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.