imaginary creature vs monster

monster vs imaginary creature

imaginary creature and monster both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
imaginary creature	Yes	No	No	No
monster	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, monster is a hyponym of imaginary creature; that is, monster is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than imaginary creature:

imaginary creature: a creature of the imagination; a person that exists only in legends or myths or fiction
monster: an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts

Other hyponyms of imaginary creature include hypothetical creature, mythical being, giant, hobbit, mermaid, merman, Cadmus, witch, character, fictional character, fictitious character, psychopomp, sylph, unicorn.

imaginary creature (noun)	monster (noun)
a creature of the imagination; a person that exists only in legends or myths or fiction	(medicine) a grossly malformed and usually nonviable fetus
	a cruel wicked and inhuman person
	a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed
	an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts
	someone that is abnormally large and powerful

Difference between imaginary creature and monster

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