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Not featured in the Criterion’s existing Showa Era Godzilla set, the film exists as part of a resurgence in the series, placing the massive radioactive lizard against a mutant plant made with some of Godzilla’s own DNA.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 14 Dec. 2024
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Two mutant strains of worms — lin-4 and lin-14 — demonstrated defects in turning such genetic programs on and off.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 30 Oct. 2024
This is one heck of a WrestleMania main event: Natalie Portman vs. a mutant bear with a skull head.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
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Word History
Etymology
Latin mutant-, mutans, present participle of mutare
First Known Use
1903, in the meaning defined above
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“Mutant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mutant. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
Kids Definition
mutant
1 of 2 adjective
mu·tant
ˈmyüt-ᵊnt
: of, relating to, or produced by mutation
mutant
2 of 2 noun
: a mutant individual
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