| Title | animalcule |
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary an·i·mal·cule ETYMOLOGY New Latin animalculum, diminutive of Latin animal DATE 1662 : a minute usually microscopic organism English Etymology animalcule "very small animal," esp. a microscopic one, 1590s, from L.L.animalculum, dim. of L. animal (see animal). Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged an·i·mal·cule \ˌanəˈmal(ˌ)kyül\ noun or an·i·mal·cu·lum \-_kyələm\ (plural animalcules \-kyülz\ ; or animalcu·la \-kyələ\ ; alsoanimalcu·lae \-kyəˌlē, -ˌlī\) Etymology: New Latin animalculum, diminutive of Latin animal 1. archaic : a tiny animal (as a fly) 2. : a minute usually microscopic organism — compare infusoria |
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