lusus naturae

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lusus naturae

(ˈluːsʊs næˈtʊəriː)
n
a freak, mutant, or monster. Also called: lusus
[C17: Latin: whim of nature]
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Noun1.lusus naturae - a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformedlusus naturae - a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed
freak, monstrosity, monster
leviathan - the largest or most massive thing of its kind; "it was a leviathan among redwoods"; "they were assigned the leviathan of textbooks"
mutant, mutation, sport, variation - (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration
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