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