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lusus naturae
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If there is in fact no such, he is, in his high attainment, almost a lusus naturae.
The palm tree seems a kind of lusus naturae to the northern eye—an exotic wherever you meet it.
The semblance of a human face to be formed on the side of a mountain, or in the fracture of a small stone, by a lusus naturae.
The gossips all turn from the task of nibbling one another, and the character of the lusus naturae becomes public property.
I may mention here that male kangaroos are sometimes found provided with pouches; but these, I conceive, are lusus Naturae.
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On this page you'll find 17 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to lusus naturae, such as: beast, behemoth, freak, giant, whale, and brute.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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