Definition of Aberant
Ab*er"rant (&?;), a. [L. aberrans,
-rantis, p. pr. of aberrare. See Aberr.]
1. Wandering; straying from the right way.
2. (Biol.) 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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Wandering; straying from the right way.
- (Biology): Deviating from the ordinary or natural type; exceptional; abnormal.
Quotations
*The more aberrant any form is, the greater must have been the number of connecting forms which, on my theory, have been exterminated - Darwin
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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