mutante

/muˈtante/ · B2 · adj

mutant

🧬 mutante = mutar (to change) + -ante, the one that is changing

Spanish mutante comes from Latin mutare, to change, plus the -ante ending that marks someone or something doing an action. It is the same root as English mutate and mutation, so mutante is simply one that mutates.

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