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单词 mutie
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mutien.

Brit. /ˈmjuːti/, U.S. /ˈmjudi/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mutant n., -y suffix6.
Etymology: < mut- (in mutant n.) + -y suffix6.
slang (chiefly Science Fiction).
= mutant n. 2.
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the world > life > biology > biological processes > genetic activity > [noun] > changes or actions of genes or chromosomes > mutation > mutant > with abnormal powers, etc.
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1941 Astounding Sci.-Fiction May 17/2 Since the muties are the seed of sin, why do we make no effort to wipe them out?
1978 S. King Stand xix. 139 ‘I'm getting..out of here,’ he said. ‘You're wise, you'll do the same thing, mutie.’
1983 G. Benford Against Infinity i. ii. 13 They got another flock in late afternoon, surprising muties in a gully, but then the mutants ran and got in among the regular scooters.
2000 Austin (Texas) Amer.-Statesman (Nexis) 13 July xl. 27 Mutants are dogged by the pejorative term ‘mutie’, discriminated against by the legal system and often hunted down by martial law enthusiasts.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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