Homunculus

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

a tiny fully formed individual that (according to the discredited theory of preformation) is supposed to be present in the sperm cell

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§1: a tiny fully formed individual that (according to the discredited theory of preformation) is supposed to be present in the sperm cell
§2: a person who is very small but who is not otherwise deformed or abnormal