The Clue
Mutation (7 letter answer)
The Answer
VARIANT
Tags
Notes
The answer VARIANT is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Related Clues
Something different
Webster's second?
Definition
VARIANT as a noun:
1. (discrepancy, variance, variant) = an event that departs from expectations
2. (form, variant, strain, var.) = (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups; "a new strain of microorganisms"
3. (random variable, variate, variant, stochastic variable, chance variable) = a variable quantity that is random
4. (version, variant, variation, edition) = something a little different from others of the same type; "an experimental version of the night fighter"; "a variant of the same word"; "an emery wheel is the modern variation of a grindstone"; "the boy is a younger edition of his father"
VARIANT as an adjective:
1. differing from a norm or standard; "a variant spelling"
2. exhibiting or tending to variation and change; "letters variant in size"