variation vs lusus naturae

lusus naturae vs variation

variation and lusus naturae both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
variation	Yes	No	No	No
lusus naturae	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, lusus naturae is a hyponym of variation; that is, lusus naturae is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than variation:

variation: (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration
lusus naturae: a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed

Other hyponyms of variation include freak, monster, monstrosity.

variation (noun)	lusus naturae (noun)
an activity that varies from a norm or standard	a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed
the act of changing or altering something slightly but noticeably from the norm or standard
(ballet) a solo dance or dance figure
an artifact that deviates from a norm or standard
something a little different from others of the same type
a repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished
an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change
(biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration
(astronomy) any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite (especially a perturbation of the earth's moon)
the process of varying or being varied
the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north

Difference between variation and lusus naturae

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