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mutant means: an animal that has undergone mutation

Word entry · 6 letters

mutant

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6 lettersPronunciation /ˈmjuːtənt/Part of speech noun, adjectiveSorted amnttuStarts with MEnds with T0 cluesCommon crossword word

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From Latin mūtāns, present participle of mūtō. By surface analysis, muta- + -ant.

“Furthermore, it is possible that there occasionally arises what may be called a mutant of very desirable character from a eugenic point of view.”
“There does seem to have been some mutation among plants[…]but in animal life where are the mutants? When or where has a new species originated in this way?”
“"How did I ever get such ability?" he wondered. "No one else in our family has it. Am I some sort of a mutant? But if so, how or why? I never heard Dad or Mother mention it."”

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