English Dictionary

lusus naturae

/ˈluːsəs nəˈtjʊəɹiː/

noun

(historical, originally) 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.

The creature was considered a lusus naturae due to its unusual appearance.

意味（1）

(historical, originally) 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.

I have observ'd some meshes to have 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9. sides, and some to have onely one, so exceeding various is the Lusus Naturæ in this body.

意味（2）

(countable) An organism exhibiting marked such deviation from the norm, seeming to be the result of sportive design; a freak of nature.