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Animalcule

Animalcule Meaning & Definition
Animalcule Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Animalcule?

[n] microscopic organism such as an amoeba or paramecium

Synonyms | Synonyms for Animalcule: animalculum

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See Also | being | organism

Animalcule In Webster's Dictionary

\An`i*mal"cule\, n. [As if fr. a L. animalculum, dim. of animal.] 1. A small animal, as a fly, spider, etc. [Obs.] --Ray. 2. (Zo["o]l.) An animal, invisible, or nearly so, to the naked eye. See {Infusoria}. Note: Many of the so-called animalcules have been shown to be plants, having locomotive powers something like those of animals. Among these are {Volvox}, the {Desmidiac[ae]}, and the siliceous {Diatomace[ae]}. {Spermatic animalcules}. See {Spermatozoa}.

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