homunculus meaning

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homunculus (noun): a person who is very small but who is not otherwise deformed or abnormal.

homunculus has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

homunculus as a noun

  1. a person who is very small but who is not otherwise deformed or abnormal

    Synonyms: manikin, mannikin

    Type of: small person

  2. a tiny fully formed individual that (according to the discredited theory of preformation) is supposed to be present in the sperm cell

    Type of: person

Scrabble score: 17 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with HO · words ending in US · 10-letter words

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