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LUSUS NATURAE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does lusus naturae mean?
• LUSUS NATURAE (noun)
The noun LUSUS NATURAE has 1 sense:
1. a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed
Familiarity information: LUSUS NATURAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
freak; lusus naturae; monster; monstrosity
Hypernyms ("lusus naturae" is a kind of...):
mutant; mutation; sport; variation ((biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lusus naturae"):
leviathan (the largest or most massive thing of its kind)
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