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    homuncular
    /hɒˈmʌŋkjʊlə/

    adjective

    • 1. (of a person or animal) very small; diminutive. rare

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  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › HomunculusHomunculus - Wikipedia

    A homunculus ( UK: / hɒˈmʌŋkjʊləs / hom-UNK-yuul-əs, US: / hoʊˈ -/ hohm-, Latin: [hɔˈmʊŋkʊlʊs]; "little person", pl.: homunculi UK: / hɒˈmʌŋkjʊliː / hom-UNK-yuul-ee, US: / hoʊˈ -/ hohm-, Latin: [hɔˈmʊŋkʊli]) is a small human being. [1] .

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › homuncularHomuncular Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of HOMUNCULAR is resembling or characteristic of a homunculus.

  4. www.thefreedictionary.com › homuncularHomuncular - definition of homuncular by The Free Dictionary

    Define homuncular. homuncular synonyms, homuncular pronunciation, homuncular translation, English dictionary definition of homuncular. n. pl. ho·mun·cu·li 1. A diminutive human. 2. A miniature, fully formed individual believed by adherents of the early biological theory of preformation to...

  5. www.britannica.com › science › homunculus-biologyHomunculus | Description, History, Models, & Importance

    homunculus, diminutive fully formed human body, historically believed to inhabit a germ cell (an egg or a sperm) and to have the capacity to increase in size, giving rise to an adult human.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › homunculusHomunculus - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    a person who is very small or diminutive. synonyms: manikin, mannikin. see more. noun. a tiny fully formed individual that (according to the discredited theory of preformation) is supposed to be present in the sperm cell. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Homunculus."

  7. www.oed.com › dictionary › homuncular_adjhomuncular, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    The earliest known use of the adjective homuncular is in the 1820s. OED's only evidence for homuncular is from 1822, in the writing of John Mason Good, physician and surgeon. homuncular is formed within English, by derivation.

  8. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › homunculusHomunculus Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    homunculus. noun. ho· mun· cu· lus hō-ˈməŋ-kyə-ləs. plural homunculi -ˌlī -ˌlē. : a miniature adult that in the theory of preformation was held to inhabit the germ cell and to produce a mature individual merely by an increase in size.