单词	animalcule
释义	animalcule noun an·​i·​mal·​cule ˌa-nə-ˈmal-(ˌ)kyü(ə)l  variants or less commonly animalculum ˌa-nə-ˈmal-kyə-ləm  plural animalcules also animalcula ˌa-nə-ˈmal-kyə-lə  : a minute usually microscopic organism Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web The last time this tiny wheel animalcule was moving around, wooly mammoths roamed the earth. Karen Hopkin, Scientific American, 17 Aug. 2021 Van Leeuwenhoek estimated, correctly, that there were more animalcules swimming and creeping around in his mouth than there were people living in the Netherlands. Jonathan Weiner, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2016 Word History Etymology New Latin animalculum, diminutive of Latin animal First Known Use 1662, in the meaning defined above Medical Definition animalcule noun an·​i·​mal·​cule ˌan-ə-ˈmal-(ˌ)kyü(ə)l  variants also animalculum -ˈmal-kyə-ləm  plural animalcules also animalcula -kyə-lə  : a minute usually microscopic organism
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