| / English Dictionary |
HOMUNCULUS
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
Irregular inflected form: homunculi
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A tiny fully formed individual that (according to the discredited theory of preformation) is supposed to be present in the sperm cell
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("homunculus" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A person who is very small but who is not otherwise deformed or abnormal
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("homunculus" is a kind of...):
small person (a person of below average size)
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE
