pretergeneration
/ˌpriːtəˌdʒɛnəˈreɪʃn/Now historical and rare
noun
A severely malformed birth; a monstrous or marvellous creature.
- Only with reference to Bacon..
Origin
Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Gilbert Watts (d. 1657), Church of England clergyman and translator. From post-classical Latin pretergeneration-, pretergeneratio from classical Latin praeter- + generātiō.