mutant vs organism

organism vs mutant

mutant and organism both are nouns.

mutant is an adjective but organism is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mutant	Yes	Yes	No	No
organism	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, organism is a hypernym of mutant; that is, organism is a word with a broader meaning than mutant:

mutant: (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration
organism: a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently

Other hypernyms of mutant include being.

mutant (noun)	organism (noun)
an animal that has undergone mutation	a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
(biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration	a system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body

mutant (adjective)	organism (adjective)
tending to undergo or resulting from mutation

Difference between mutant and organism

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