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After their friend Matty (Miles Ekhardt) is abducted by a supernatural family with a flying mutant baby in the opening scene, the kids set off to investigate.—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025 However, in the final scene, the mutant baby returns to kill off half of them in a brutal sequence.—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025 Burning Man art installations, mutant vehicles and performances graced the streets of Oakland in an event that is meant to help participants transition back to daily life and share the spirit of self-expression and community found at the Burn.—Jane Tyska, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025 Every once in a while, though, a mutant MOV (multi-ovary) plant occurs, which may have up to three ovaries per floret.—New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mutant
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Etymology
Latin mutant-, mutans, present participle of mutare
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