teratologist

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ter·a·tol·o·gist ˌter-ə-ˈtäl-ə-jəst

: a specialist in teratology

teratology

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noun

ter·a·tol·o·gy ˌter-ə-ˈtäl-ə-jē

plural teratologies

: the study of malformations or serious deviations from the normal type in organisms

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