HyperDic: mutant

English > 3 senses of the word *mutant*:
ADJECTIVE	pert	mutant	tending to undergo or resulting from mutation / mutation
NOUN	person	mutant, mutation, variation, sport	(biology) an organism that has characteristics / characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration
NOUN	animal	mutant	an animal that has undergone mutation / mutation

mutant > pronunciation
Sounds	myuw'tahnt
Rhymes	abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt...

English > *mutant*: 3 senses > adjective 1, pert
Meaning	tending to undergo or resulting from mutation / mutation.
Example	"a mutant gene"
Spanish	mutante
Catalan	mutant
Nouns	mutant	an animal that has undergone mutation / mutation
	mutant	(biology) an organism that has characteristics / characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration
	mutation	(genetics) any event that changes genetic structure
Verbs	mutate	undergo mutation

English > *mutant*: 3 senses > noun 1, person
Meaning	(biology) an organism that has characteristics / characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration.
Synonyms	mutation, variation, sport
Category	biology, biological science	The science that studies living organisms
Narrower	freak, monster, monstrosity, lusus naturae	A person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed
Broader	organism, being	A living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
Spanish	mutación, mutante
Catalan	mutació, mutant
Adjectives	mutant	tending to undergo or resulting from mutation / mutation
Verbs	mutate	undergo mutation

English > *mutant*: 3 senses > noun 2, animal
Meaning	An animal that has undergone mutation / mutation.
Broader	animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna	A living organism characterized by voluntary movement
Spanish	mutante
Catalan	mutant
Adjectives	mutant	tending to undergo or resulting from mutation / mutation
Verbs	mutate	undergo mutation

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