monster vs mythical creature

monster and mythical creature both are nouns.

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

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

monster: an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts
mythical creature: a monster renowned in folklore and myth

Other hyponyms of monster include bogeyman, booger, boogeyman, bugaboo, bugbear, mythical monster, yokai.

monster (noun)	mythical creature (noun)
(medicine) a grossly malformed and usually nonviable fetus	a monster renowned in folklore and myth
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

monster vs mythical creature

monster and mythical creature both are nouns.

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