MONSTER

n. Moan's tusr. Fr., monstre. Ger., Ungeheuer, Mi geburt, Mi bildung. It., moslro. Sp.. monstruo. 1. An individual congenitally so malformed or defective in certain parts as to be unfitted for the course of life proper to its species. 2. In botany, an abnormally developed part or organ, [a, 35.] Autosi tie 111. SeeAurosiTE. Compound m. Fr., monstre compose. A double or triple m. that is autositic or parasitic. Dicephalodisomatous m. A m. that has two bodies each having a separate head, [a, 34.] Double in. A m. made up of the whole or parts of two individuals. Double parasitic m. Fr., monstre double paras it a ire. A double m. in which one is almost complete, analogous to an auto site; the other rudimentary, analogous to a parasite. [L, 88 (a, 34).] Parasitic m. Fr., monstre parasite. A double m. in which an imperfect or deformed body is attached to a more perfect body, fo, 34.] Simple m. Fr., monstre simple (ou unitaire). A m. in which are found only the complete or incomplete elements of a single individual, [a, 34.] Triple m. Fr., monstre triple. A m. made up of the whole or parts of three individuals. [s. 26]