Mutant

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈmjuːtÉ™nt/
• US IPA: /ˈmjuÊ”nÌ©(t)/

Origin

Latin mutans, present participle of mutare.

Full definition of mutant

Noun

1. Something which has mutated, which has one or more new characteristics from a mutation.
• Your plaid fish are mutants.
2. (informal) Someone or something that seems strange, abnormal, or bizarre.
• I think your brother is a mutant; he’s so weird!

Adjective

1. That has undergone mutation.
• Your mutant fish are dying.
2. (informal) Strange, abnormal, or bizarre.
• Your mutant brother just growled at me again!

Related terms

• mutate
• mutation