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moon-calf (n.)
[moon-calf 词源字典]
also
mooncalf
, "abortive, shapeless, fleshy mass," 1560s, attributed to the influence of the moon; from
moon
(n.) +
calf
(n.). In later 16c., "deformed creature, monster."
[moon-calf etymology, moon-calf origin, 英语词源]