D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Monstrosity

/(mŏn*strŏs"ĭ*ty̆)/ · Mon·stros·i·ty · IPA /mɒnˈstɹɒsɪti/
01 n. The state of being monstrous, or out of the common order of nature; that which is monstrous; a monster.
pl. Monstrosities ((mŏn*strŏs"ĭ*tĭz))
  1. 1.
    The state of being monstrous, or out of the common order of nature; that which is monstrous; a monster.
    “A monstrosity never changes the name or affects the immutability of a species.” — Adanson (Trans.).