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animalcule definition

ani·mal·cule (an′i mal′kyo̵̅o̅l′)

noun

Obsolete a microscopic animal; protozoan
also animalculum an′i·mal′·cu·lum (-kyo̵̅o̅ ləm)

Etymology: ModL animalculum, dim. of animal

Related Forms:

  • animalcular an′i·mal′·cu·lar (-kyo̵̅o̅ lər) adjective

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