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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

polysemous

Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
manikin
plural
Homunculuses
possessive
Homunculus's
pluralpossessive
Homunculuses'