Definitions
a change or alteration in form or qualities
Word origin
Late 14th century as Middle English mutacioun, from Latin mūtātiō, both directly and via Old French mutacion.
Used in a sentence
“Birdwatchers would enjoy a host of sparrows, a herd of swans, a descent of woodpeckers, a herd of wrens, and mutation of thrushes.”
“Names for a group: A flute or mutation of thrushes.”
“A Mutation of Thrushes The authors of the books of venery were not predicting Darwin with this term, but taking a cue from a common fable of the time.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Genetic change”8 letters
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