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animalcule

noun an·i·mal·cule \ˌa-nə-ˈmal-(ˌ)kyü(ə)l\

plural an·i·mal·cules also an·i·mal·cu·la\-kyə-lə\

Definition of ANIMALCULE

: a minute usually microscopic organism

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an·i·mal·cule also an·i·mal·cu·lum \-ˈmal-kyə-ləm\

New Latin animalculum, diminutive of Latin animal

First Known Use: 1662

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noun an·i·mal·cule \ˌan-ə-ˈmal-(ˌ)kyü(ə)l\

plural an·i·mal·cules also an·i·mal·cu·la \-kyə-lə\

: a minute usually microscopic organism

an·i·mal·cule also an·i·mal·cu·lum \-ˈmal-kyə-ləm\

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