Homunculus
nounhoʊ'məŋkjələs
Noun
a person who is very small but who is not otherwise deformed or abnormal
a tiny fully formed individual that (according to the discredited theory of preformation) is supposed to be present in the sperm cell
Type of:MortalPersonIndividual
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Similar Words
- Manikin
- Mannikin