lusus naturae
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From the loathsome lusus naturae of behemoth horror series to the sprawling cosmopolis of complex management simulators, video games often feature wrenched contortions of the natural world as core tenets in environmental design.
From The Verge • Feb. 13, 2020
I am a philosopher, my child, and a happy philosopher would be a lusus naturae, a freak, a subject for a Barnum & Bailey Show.
From The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne : a Novel by Locke, William John
If Norman were not a lusus naturae," said Dr. May, hesitating for a word, "his head would have been turned long ago.
From The Daisy chain, or Aspirations by Yonge, Charlotte Mary
If there is in fact no such, he is, in his high attainment, almost a lusus naturae.
From The Brothers' War by Reed, John Calvin
He is a sort of lusus naturae, being bow-legged, humpbacked, potbellied, and possessing warts on his brows, which make him a sort of later horned Moses.
From A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800 by Saintsbury, George
