freak of nature
nounEtymology
From lusus naturae, from Latin lūsus nātūrae (literally “sport of nature”), originally used to explain fossils or abnormalities such as two-headed snakes.
- calqued from lūsus nātūrae
Definitions
A monstrosity
A monstrosity; a malformation; an abnormal organism.
In the variety-show business, a person or an animal on exhibition as showing some strange…
In the variety-show business, a person or an animal on exhibition as showing some strange deviation from nature, such as a bearded woman or an albino.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
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