"teratophile" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: teratophiles [plural]
Etymology: From terato- + -phile. Etymology templates: {{af|en|terato-|-phile}} terato- + -phile Head templates: {{en-noun}} teratophile (plural teratophiles)
  1. Someone who has teratophilia; a person sexually attracted to monsters. Synonyms: monsterfucker [slang, vulgar]

Inflected forms

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