English dictionary
homunculus
/h/oU/'m/@//N/k/j//@/l/@/s/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a person who is very small but who is not otherwise deformed or abnormal
Source: WordNet 3.0
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a tiny fully formed individual that (according to the discredited theory of preformation) is supposed to be present in the sperm cell
Source: WordNet 3.0
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A little man; a dwarf; a manikin.
Source: webster1913