lusûs naturæ

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Definition of lusûs naturæ in English English dictionary

plural form of lusus naturæ

Helen-Judith, if now living, would be great objects of interest to Millie-Christine, and vice versâ ; for the two pairs seem to have made a nearer approach to similarity than any other examples of such lusûs naturæ.

Related Terms

lusus naturæ

An organism exhibiting marked phænotypic deviation from the norm, seeming to be the result of sportive design

lusus naturæ

A supposed capricious act of Nature regarded as the cause and origin of marked phænotypic anomalies in a given organism

Synonyms

god's joke, freak of nature, lusus

Etymology

() ; singular From Latin lūsus nātūræ (“sport of Nature”),“” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary from lūsus (“playing”, “sport”) + nātūræ (“of Nature”), genitive singular form of nātūra (“Nature”). ; plural From Latin lūsūs nātūræ (“sports of Nature”), from lūsūs (“playings”, “sports”), nominative plural form of lūsus + nātūræ.