| mutilate | 1. Deprived of, or having lost, an important part; mutilated. 2. <zoology> Having finlike appendages or flukes instead of legs, as a cetacean. Origin: L. Mutilatus, p.p. Of mutilare to mutilate, fr. Mutilus maimed; cf. Gr, . Cf. Mutton. <zoology> A cetacean, or a sirenian. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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