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 | ||