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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Senses
Wordset Dictionary
a person who is very small but who is not otherwise deformed or abnormal
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- manikin
- plural
- Homunculuses
- possessive
- Homunculus's
- pluralpossessive
- Homunculuses'