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mutant
- /ˈmjuːtənt/ UK
- /ˈmju(t)n̩(t)/ US
Rhymes with -uːtənt
Where it comes from
From Latin mūtāns, present participle of mūtō. By surface analysis, muta- + -ant.
noun mutants
- That which has mutated, with one or more new characteristics from a mutation. Furthermore, it is possible that there occasionally arises what may be called a mutant of very desirable character from a eugenic point of view.
- Someone or something that seems strange, abnormal, or bizarre. Your neighbor seems to be a mutant; he’s so cringy!
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Synonym of mutex.
Similar: mutex
- A changed version of a program, developed as part of mutation testing.
adjective
- Of, relating to, undergoing (i.e. mutating), or resulting from change or mutation; that has undergone mutation. mutant DNA
- Strange, abnormal, or bizarre. Your mutant brother just growled at me again!
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: mutation, sport, variant, engineer, freak, deviant, mutates, mutations, variants, aberration, deviation, aberrant, oddity, anomaly, monstrosity, chimera
Translations
Every language
noun something that has mutated
| Español | mutante |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 突然変異体 totsuzenhen'itai |
| 中文 | 突變體 /突变体 tūbiàntǐ |
| Kiswahili | mutanti, mwenye chembe za urithi zilizobadilika, mwenye mabadiliko ya kinasaba |
| Português | mutante |
| Français | mutant |
| Deutsch | Mutant, Mutantin, Mutante |
| Italiano | mutante |
| Ελληνικά | μεταλλαγμένος metallagménos |
| Română | mutant, mutantă |
| Русский | мута́нт mutánt |
adj mutant: mutating, that has mutated
| Español | mutante |
|---|---|
| Kiswahili | ambaye chembe za urithi zilibadilika, mwenye mabadiliko ya kinasaba, ya kimutanti |
| Deutsch | mutierend, mutiert |
| Ελληνικά | μεταλλαγμένος metallagménos |
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title = {mutant},
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