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Work of art, literature, music, etc. name

Strange stories from a Chinese studio (by Pu Songling)

sudden and dramatic event (incident); sudden and strange phenomenon

abnormally high temperatures

cabinet of curiosities; chamber of curiosities; Wunderkammer

mutationism

interethnic; interracial; multiracial

Biology

individual variation; environmental variation

heretical doctrine (thought, faith)

strange-looking creatures; spirits and goblins

alienation effect; Verfremdungseffekt

to speak in tongues

Medicine

variant of concern (of SARS-CoV-2); VOC

without demur

Genetics

gene mutation

anisogamete

Computing

abnormal termination (of a call, e.g.)

exogamy; outbreeding

different in appearance but essentially the same in content; equal in skills or workmanship but different in style or artistic flavor; the same for all practical purposes

Work of art, literature, music, etc. name

Nihon Ryōiki (Heian-period collection of Buddhist stories)

spontaneous mutation

Xenarthra (superorder comprising anteaters, tree sloths, and armadillos)

Linguistics

heteronym

power failure

sophism; sophistry; quibbling