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sport of nature

sport of nature noun: a natural object which by pure chance resembles some other thing.

Noun

sport of nature (plural sports of nature)

  1. (historical) A natural object which by pure chance resembles some other thing.
    • The dogma that organized fossils were mere sports of nature.1875, Charles Lyell, The Principles of Geology, volume 1, page 37

Forms of sport of nature

pluralsports of nature

Origin of sport of nature

Calque of Latin lusus naturae

Questions about sport of nature

What does sport of nature mean?
Sport of nature means a natural object which by pure chance resembles some other thing.
What part of speech is sport of nature?
Sport of nature is a noun.
What is the plural of sport of nature?
The plural of sport of nature is sports of nature.

Words near sport of nature in the dictionary

  1. sport jacket
  2. sport jackets
  3. sport mode
  4. sport modes
  5. sport of kings
  6. sport of nature
  7. sport one's oak
  8. sport pepper
  9. sport peppers
  10. sport stacking
  11. sport the oak

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