English adjective: mutant | |||
1. | mutant tending to undergo or resulting from mutation | ||
Samples | A mutant gene. | ||
English noun: mutant | |||
1. | mutant (person) (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration | ||
Synonyms | mutation, sport, variation | ||
Broader (hypernym) | being, organism | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | freak, lusus naturae, monster, monstrosity | ||
Domain category | biological science, biology | ||
2. | mutant (animal) an animal that has undergone mutation | ||
Broader (hypernym) | animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna | ||