mutant

Meanings

Noun

• Something which has mutated, which has one or more new characteristics from a mutation.
• Someone or something that seems strange, abnormal, or bizarre.
• Synonym of mutex

Adjective

• Of, relating to, undergoing (i.e. mutating), or resulting from change or mutation; that has undergone mutation.
• Strange, abnormal, or bizarre.

Origin

• From Latin mūtāns, present participle of mūtō.