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animalcules

noun

Meaning

  1. A small animal.
  2. A microscopic aquatic animal or protozoan.
  3. A spermatozoon.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

animalculum(English)infusorial(English)infusory(English)polygastric(English)wheel(English)microbes(English)animalia(English)organisms(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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