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LUSUS NATURAE

\lˈuːsəs nˈat͡ʃəɹˌiː], \lˈuːsəs nˈat‍ʃəɹˌiː], \l_ˈuː_s_ə_s n_ˈa_tʃ_ə_ɹ_ˌiː]\

Definitions of LUSUS NATURAE

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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An abnormal natural production; a freak of nature; monstrosity: a Latin phrase.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

Freak of nature, strikingly abnormal natural production, sport. [Latin]

1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
By Sir Augustus Henry

A freak of nature; a teratism.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

An object or form showing marked deviation from the course of nature; a freak. [Lat.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

[L.] A freak of nature.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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