sport
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9.3
- noun
- /spɔrt/
- Specialized
Examples
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I mean, I don't know anything about plant sport, but all right, done.
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In the mid-1980s, a new club sport was introduced at Franklin & Marshall College: crew.
Blog text (23) -
The introduction of exotics, in turn, can result in the decline of sport fish (Wilson et al. 2004, Roth et al. 2007).
Academic text (2007) -
We took the Blues and culled out the sports—at least by phenotype—and transplanted the rest to this place.
Fiction book (1999) -
Researchers have discovered a new sport that shows significant genetic variation from its parent species.
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This variety of plant is an interesting sport that arose from a mutation in the original strain.
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The scientists are studying the sport for its unique traits that differentiate it from the usual species.
Synonyms
194
5.1
An animal or plant with a change in genes that makes it different
119
3.3
A different form of something, like a design or recipe
1
5.3
An animal or plant that has changed traits often passed to its young
Compounds
3
1.9
An activity done outside that uses the body and has rules, like hiking or football
- US
2
3.2
A lightweight jacket people wear with casual or smart clothes, often patterned
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4.0
A sport that needs the body to work hard for a long time like running or cycling
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4.8
A sport where people ride horses and show riding skill, for example jumping or dressage
Surface Forms
Etymology
In biology a sport is a plant or animal that looks different from its parent, and the name comes from an older sense of sport meaning a sudden or odd change, so a botanical 'sport' is a natural, surprising variation.