Lusus Naturae (Noun)
Meaning
A person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The traveling freak show featured a lusus naturae, a person with a severe congenital condition that made them appear truly one of a kind.
- The scientist's specimen was a lusus naturae, an animal with two heads that had been born on a remote farm several years prior.
- In the 19th century, the public would pay to see a lusus naturae, a person born with exceptional physical abnormalities.
- The medieval village shunned the lusus naturae, a child born with a rare genetic disorder that caused unusual physical characteristics.
- The doctor had dedicated her career to studying lusus naturae, individuals born with unique and extraordinary physical conditions.