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lusus naturae

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lu⋅sus na⋅tu⋅rae

[loo-suhs nuh-toor-ee, -tyoor-ee]
–noun
a deformed person or thing; freak.

Origin:
1655–65; < L lūsus nātūrae a jest of nature
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lusus naturae lu·sus na·tu·rae (l&oomacr;'səs nə-t&oobreve;r'ē, -ty&oobreve;r'ē)
n.
A conspicuous congenital abnormality.

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