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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
sea-monster

1580s, from sea + monster. Sea serpent is attested from 1640s. In Old English a sea-monster might be called sædraca "sea dragon," or sædeor.

Usage examples of "sea-monster".

A weird shadowy form moved toward him with deceptive slowness, and the sea-monster head turned so that he recognized Casey.

He should have known it was all wrong the moment they started hanging grand pianos over the sea-monster pool in the atrium.

A car honked like a sea monster and squealed like a sea-monster victim, almost running over Dor’s leading foot.

He climbed up the hand-and footholds the sea-monster lamp disclosed, wishing the mermen ahead would speed up.