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View usage for: (mjuːtənt) Word forms: plural mutantscountable nounA mutant is an animal or plant that is physically different from others of the same species because of a change in its genes. Synonyms: freak, monster, mutation, deviant More Synonyms of mutant More Synonyms of mutant mutant in British English (ˈmjuːtənt) noun1. Also called: mutation an animal, organism, or gene that has undergone mutation adjective2. of, relating to, undergoing, or resulting from change or mutation Word origin C20: from Latin mutāre to change mutant in American English (ˈmjutənt) adjective1. having to do with or undergoing mutation noun2. an animal or plant with inheritable characteristics that differ from those of the parents; sport Word origin < L mutans, prp. of mutare: see miss 1Examples of 'mutant' in a sentencemutant Now there is huge demand for mutant animals.A force of mutant heroes defends the human race.While mice are normally social animals, the mutant mice showed little or no interest in other mice that were unfamiliar to them.You probably don't know it but it is highly likely that you carry a mutant gene that is responsible for a serious disease.If two different mutant genes on the same chromosome were passed through males, they always appeared together in flies of the next generation.She also happens to carry the mutant gene for Huntington's disease.Their productions are not just monstrous, but often take ugliness to a baroque extreme, suggesting mutant animals.It will then reproduce itself by leaving copies of its genes -- including the beneficial mutant gene -- in the next generation. British English: mutant NOUN A mutant is an animal or plant that is physically different from others of the same species because of a change in its genes. New species are merely mutants of earlier ones. - American English: mutant
- Brazilian Portuguese: mutante
- Chinese: 突变体
- European Spanish: mutante
- French: mutant
- German: Mutante
- Italian: mutante ()
- Japanese: 突然変異体
- Korean: 돌연변이
- European Portuguese: mutante
- Latin American Spanish: mutante
Definition an animal, organism, or gene that has undergone mutation He will play the part of Magneto, a mutant. Synonyms freak of nature lusus naturae Definition of or resulting from mutation stories about strange mutant beasts Additional synonymsDefinition bent or twisted the crooked line of his broken nose Synonyms bent, twisted, bowed, curved, irregular, warped, deviating, out of shape, misshapenDefinition disfigured or misshapen He was born with a deformed right leg. Synonyms distorted, bent, twisted, crooked, warped, maimed, marred, mangled, disfigured, misshapen, malformed, misbegottenDefinition a person whose behaviour deviates from what is considered to be acceptable a dangerous deviant who caused trouble Synonyms misfit, odd type, pervert, freak, sicko (informal) - musty
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Additional synonymsHis face was distorted but recognizable. Synonyms deformed, bent, twisted, crooked, irregular, warped, buckled, disfigured, contorted, misshapenDefinition badly shaped baskets of misshapen vegetables Synonyms twisted, deformed, crippled, distorted, ugly, crooked, warped, grotesque, wry, unsightly, contorted, ungainly, malformed, ill-made, unshapely, ill-proportioned Definition a person, animal, or plant with a marked deformity She keeps me hidden like some hideous monster she's ashamed of. Synonyms freak, mutant, monstrosity, lusus naturae, miscreation, teratism Definition an outrageous or ugly person or thing The towering figure looked like some monstrosity from a sci-fi movie. Synonyms freak, horror (informal), monster, mutant, ogre, lusus naturae, miscreation, teratism Definition a physical characteristic in an organism resulting from this type of chromosomal change Scientists have found a genetic mutation that causes the disease. Synonyms anomaly, variation, deviant (old-fashioned), freak of nature Definition a peculiar characteristic the oddities of the Welsh legal system Synonyms irregularity, phenomenon, anomaly, freak, abnormality, rarity, quirk, eccentricity, kink, peculiarity, idiosyncrasy, singularity, unorthodoxy, unconventionality |