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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmutant
Pronunciation / Transliteration: my-tɑ̃
"Cette plante est un mutant rare."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An organism or genetic character that has undergone or resulted from a mutation.
"The laboratory study focused on a specific mutant of the fruit fly."
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Denoting or relating to a person or thing that has undergone a mutation or exhibits new, often bizarre characteristics.
"Science fiction stories often feature mutant creatures resulting from radiation exposure."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'mutantem', present participle of 'mutare' meaning 'to change'. It entered scientific English in the early 20th century through genetics, building upon the earlier verb 'mutate' to describe an organism resulting from a mutation.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Mutant" is said worldwide
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mutant
Transliteration: my-tɑ̃
"Cette plante est un mutant rare."
Mutant
Transliteration: muˈtant
"Der Wissenschaftler untersuchte den genetischen Mutanten."
mutante
Transliteration: muˈtante
"L'esperimento ha creato un organismo mutante."
mutante
Transliteration: muˈtante
"El héroe cómico es un mutante con superpoderes."
mutante
Transliteration: muˈtɐ̃.tʃi
"A célula mutante se multiplicou rapidamente."
उत्परिवर्ती
Transliteration: utparivarti
"वैज्ञानिक ने वायरस के नए उत्परिवर्ती रूप की खोज की।"
突变体
Transliteration: tū biàn tǐ
"这种突变体对药物产生了抗性。"
돌연변이
Transliteration: dol-yeon-byeon-i
"그 영화는 돌연변이 슈퍼히어로에 관한 이야기입니다."
突然変異体
Transliteration: totsuzen hen'itai
"その放射線は昆虫を突然変異体に変えた。"
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