monster
noun [C] (CREATURE) /ˈmɒn.stər/
/ˈmɑːn.stɚ/ Definition
B1 any imaginary frightening creature, especially one that is large and strange: a sea monster prehistoric monsters the Loch Ness monsterStrange, suspicious and unnatural things and people
(Definition of monster noun (CREATURE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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