Monster

n. [Fr. monstre, Pg. monstro, Sp. monstro, monstruo, Pr. mostre, It. mostro, Lat. monstrum, originally a divine omen, indicating misfortune, from monstrare, to show, point out, indicate.] 1. A thing to be gazed at, or calculated to excite attention and wonder, by differing from the ordinary type; something of unnatural size, shape, or quality; a prodigy; an enormity; a marvel. The spectacle doth make A man a monster. Chapman.

2. Hence, specifically, an animal or plant departing from the usual type; an abnormal development.
3. Any thing horrible from ugliness, deformity, or wickedness.