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Meaning of LUSUS NATURAE

Pronunciation:  'loosus nu'tûree

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed
 
 Synonyms: freak, monster, monstrosity
 
 See Also: leviathan, mutant, mutation, sport, variation

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Lu"sus na*tu"r[ae]\ [L., fr. lusus sport +
naturae, gen. of natura nature.]
Sport or freak of nature; a deformed or unnatural production.

 

 

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