Animalcule Definition
ănə-mălkyo͝ol
animalcules
noun
animalcules
A microscopic animal; protozoan.
Webster's New World
A tiny animal, such as a mosquito.
American Heritage
A microscopic or minute organism, such as an amoeba or paramecium, usually considered to be an animal.
American Heritage Medicine
(dated) A minute or microscopic animal or protozoan.
Wiktionary
(archaic) A tiny animal, as a mouse or insect (fly, mosquito, midge).
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