Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An organism, cell, virus, or gene resulting from genetic mutation.
- noun Slang One that is suggestive of a genetic mutant, as in bizarre appearance or inaptitude.
- adjective Resulting from genetic mutation.
- adjective Slang Suggestive of a genetic mutant.
from The Century Dictionary.
- In entomology, said of a perpendicular part the apex of which bends over.
- Of, pertaining to, or by means of mutation.
- noun In biology, a race or an individual organism that has arisen through mutation. See
mutation , 8.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Something which has mutated, which has one or more new
characteristics from amutation . - noun informal Someone or something that seems
strange ,abnormal , orbizarre . - adjective That has undergone
mutation . - adjective informal Strange, abnormal, or bizarre.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an animal that has undergone mutation
- adjective tending to undergo or resulting from mutation
- noun (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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It kind of made sense that he would be very old, as the healing factor that is his main mutant ability would have kept him from aging much and it had been hinted at before.
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It kind of made sense that he would be very old, as the healing factor that is his main mutant ability would have kept him from aging much and it had been hinted at before.
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Through the story we find out that this mystery mutant is Vulcan and is Cyclops third brother.
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A sexy certain mutant alligator known as The Gator is stepping out of the shower with nothing but a towel on, dripping wet.
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The mutant is kidnapped, and the two men give chase (revealing their powers in some actions sequences), stumbling across this trading network of mutants.
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At the age of thirty-four, David, an Los Angelesbased screenwriter specializing in mutant superhero films, is asked to write an autobiographical piece for a trade magazine.
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If a mutant is not a valid word (defined by looking the word up in a dictionary), then it is immediately culled.
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If a mutant is not a valid word (defined by looking the word up in a dictionary), then it is immediately culled.
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Does the stress cause the mutation before the mutant is selected?
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This mutant is comparatively stable, but it too has been observed to undergo change on two occasions.
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