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
His argument was the most triumphant that had ever been brought against the doctrine of lusus naturae, and that of the efficacy of Noah’s flood—doctrines which still held their ground in Guettard’s day.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" by Various
Therefore, a general theory of petrification or consolidation of mineral bodies must explain this distinct fact, and not suffer it any longer to remain a lusus naturae.
From Theory of the Earth, Volume 1 (of 4) by James Hutton
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 Richard Henry Dana
If there is in fact no such, he is, in his high attainment, almost a lusus naturae.
From The Brothers' War by John Calvin Reed
