ABERRANTS

Noun

aberrants

plural of aberrant

Source: Wiktionary


ABERRANT

Ab*er"rant, a. Etym: [L. aberrans, -rantis, p.pr. of aberrare.]

Definition: See Aberr.]

1. Wandering; straying from the right way.

2. (Biol.)

Definition: Deviating from the ordinary or natural type; exceptional; abnormal. The more aberrant any form is, the greater must have been the number of connecting forms which, on my theory, have been exterminated. Darwin.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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