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| ho·mun·cu·lus [ hō múngkyələss ] (plural ho·mun·cu·li [ hō múngkyə l ]) or ho·mun·cule [ hō múng kyl ] (plural ho·mun·cules) |
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1. very small human being: a diminutive human being
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2. miniature person inside egg or sperm: in early biological theory, the fully formed human being that was thought to exist inside an egg or spermatozoon
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| [Mid-17th century. < Latin, "little person" < homo "human being"] |
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 ho·mun·cu·lar adjective |
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