HOMUNCULUS (homunculi)
Dictionary entry overview: What does homunculus mean? • HOMUNCULUS (noun)
The noun HOMUNCULUS has 2 senses:
1. a person who is very small but who is not otherwise deformed or abnormal
2. a tiny fully formed individual that (according to the discredited theory of preformation) is supposed to be present in the sperm cell
Familiarity information: HOMUNCULUS used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• HOMUNCULUS (noun)
Meaning:
A person who is very small but who is not otherwise deformed or abnormal
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
homunculus; manikin; mannikin
Hypernyms ("homunculus" is a kind of...):
small person (a person of below average size)
Meaning:
A tiny fully formed individual that (according to the discredited theory of preformation) is supposed to be present in the sperm cell
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("homunculus" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
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