Etymology

terato-

Today it means: Pertaining to birth defects and similar abnormalities. Full definition →

Ancient Greek τέρας
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromτέρας“monster”
  2. English todayterato-

From Ancient Greek τέρας (téras, “monster”). Doublet of tera-.

Words from the same roots

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.