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Marvel's mutant squad made an auspicious big-screen debut that paid tribute to the deep comic themes of them not being accepted by humanity and saving the world anyway.—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 July 2025 At the University of Milan, researchers have been isolating mutant rice varieties that can grow to a height of 10 cm (~4 inches).—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 9 July 2025 Apparently new, mutant dinosaurs for the Jurassic theme parks are being genetically engineered here.—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 30 June 2025 They are set upon by one of Eudoxia’s five sons and his warband of mutant creatures – half-man, half-animal abominations created by the former Empress as part of her many diabolical experiments.—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for mutant
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Etymology
Latin mutant-, mutans, present participle of mutare
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