variant
n
thing that differs from other things or from a standard 变体; 变种; 变型
The story has many variants. 这个故事有很多说法.
[attrib 作定语]
forty variant types of pigeon 四十种变种鸽子
variant spelling, pronunciation 不同的拼法、 发音.
On our way home that night I looked down and saw that the necklace was not around my neck any more. I told Pierre. We rushed back to the palace and looked for it.We asked everyone there if they had found a necklace, but without luck. We couldn't find it;