lusus naturae
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From the loathsome lusus naturae of behemoth horror series to the sprawling cosmopolis of complex management simulators, video games often feature wrenched contortions of the natural world as core tenets in environmental design.
From The Verge ● Feb. 13, 2020
He has something of their exaggeration, something of their cant, something of their fondness for anomalies and lusus naturae in morality.
From Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 2 by Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron
Paul did not know what a lusus naturae was, but it sounded mighty grand.
From The Fortunate Youth by Locke, William John
The palm tree seems a kind of lusus naturae to the northern eye—an exotic wherever you meet it.
From To Cuba and Back by Dana, Richard Henry
This appeal, which was evidently meant in deep earnest, moved the mind of the young lady with so great astonishment that she looked at Pitt as at a lusus naturae.
From A Red Wallflower by Warner, Susan
