mutant

«mutant» in Mova's school dictionary: a living thing whose genes have changed, so it is… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a mutant, mutants); adjective (mutant)

meaning for a pupil

1) A mutant is a living thing whose genes have changed, so it is different from its parents in some way, like a white tiger or a plant with odd leaves. tree →

2) In science fiction and comics, mutants are characters with strange bodies or superpowers, like the X-Men or the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. tree →

3) (informal) «Mutant» can be a joking word for anything odd-looking: «a mutant carrot». tree →

sense in the lessons

In science lessons about genes, variation and evolution; in stories and cartoons for superheroes and monsters. Phrases: «mutant gene», «mutant strain», «Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles».

examples

• A white tiger is a mutant with a changed colour gene. tree →
• Scientists studied mutant fruit flies. tree →
• The X-Men are a team of mutants. tree →
• We grew a mutant carrot with three legs! tree →
• Some mutants are healthy and some are not. tree →
• A mutant virus can spread differently. tree →
• The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles love pizza. tree →
• In the comic, mutant powers appeared when the hero turned thirteen. tree →

note

Countable. Related words: mutate (change), mutation (the change). Myth: real mutations do not give superpowers; most are small or have no effect. Mutation is a normal part of how living things vary.

In the corpora

• There are no giant mutants: animals badly harmed in 1986 mostly died young, and the animals seen today are healthy ones.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «mutant» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.