lusus naturae

Etymology
From, from + , genitive singular of. Plural from, from.

Pronunciation

 * singular
 * plural
 * plural

Noun

 * 1)  A sportive quality in Nature to which abnormal forms were formerly ascribed; a supposed capricious act of Nature regarded as the cause and origin of anomalies in a given organism.
 * 2)  An organism exhibiting marked such deviation from the norm, seeming to be the result of sportive design; a freak of nature.
 * 1)  An organism exhibiting marked such deviation from the norm, seeming to be the result of sportive design; a freak of nature.

Alternative forms

 * lusus naturæ
 * lusûs naturæ

Synonyms

 * ; lusus
 * ; lusus

Noun

 * 1) a deformed or strangely marked creature; a freak