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noun
A fictional giant monster, particularly of the kind found in Japanese science fiction films and other media, like Godzilla, King Kong or Gamera.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
From Japanese 怪獣 (かいじゅう, kaijū), from Middle Chinese 怪 (kweajH, “strange, fantastic”) + 獸 (syuwH, “beast”) (compare Mandarin 怪獸 /怪兽 (guàishòu)).
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