animalculum

an·i·mal·cule

A0309600 (ăn′ə-măl′kyo͞ol) also an·i·mal·cu·lum (-kyə-ləm)n. pl. an·i·mal·cules also an·i·mal·cu·la (-kyə-lə) 1. A microscopic or minute organism, such as an amoeba or paramecium, usually considered to be an animal.2. Archaic A tiny animal, such as a mosquito.

[New Latin animalculum, diminutive of Latin animal, animal; see animal.]

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animalculum - microscopic organism such as an amoeba or parameciumanimalculeorganism, being - a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently

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noun microscopic organism such as an amoeba or paramecium

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