Meanings
nounteratophiliac (plural teratophiliacs)
plural teratophiliacs
- Someone who is sexually attracted to deformed and/or monstrous people.
Origin
- Englishterato-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰil-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰil-o-s
- Ancient Greekφῐ́λος (phĭ́los)
- Ancient Greekφῐλῐ́ᾱ (phĭlĭ́ā)
- Englishteratophilia
- Englishteratophiliac
From teratophilia + -ac.
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teratophiliac. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teratophiliac
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“teratophiliac.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teratophiliac. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “teratophiliac,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teratophiliac.
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