
Meaning of ANIMALCULUM
| Pronunciation: | | `anu'malkyulum
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WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] microscopic organism such as an amoeba or paramecium |
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ANIMALCULUM is a 11 letter word that starts with A. |
| | Synonyms: | | animalcule |
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| | See Also: | | being, organism | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \An`i*mal"cu*lum\, n.; pl. {Animalcula}. [NL. See
{Animalcule}.]
An animalcule.
Note: Animalcul[ae], as if from a Latin singular animalcula,
is a barbarism.
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