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mutant

American  
[myoot-nt] / ˈmyut nt /

adjective

  1. undergoing or resulting from mutation.

noun

  1. a new type of organism produced as the result of mutation.

mutant British  
/ ˈmjuːtənt /

noun

  1. Also called: mutation.  an animal, organism, or gene that has undergone mutation

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adjective

  1. of, relating to, undergoing, or resulting from change or mutation

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Other Word Forms

  • unmutant adjective

Etymology

Origin of mutant

1900–05; < Latin mūtant- (stem of mūtāns ), present participle of mūtāre to change; -ant

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