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homunculus

also homunculi

Quick answer

As a noun, homunculus means a miniature man, once imagined by spermists to be present in human sperm.

Meanings of homunculus

4 meanings

A miniature man, once imagined by spermists to be present in human sperm.
The nerve map of the human body that exists on the parietal lobe of the human brain.
A person who is very small but who is not otherwise deformed or abnormalperson
Similar: manikin, mannikin
A tiny fully formed individual that (according to the discredited theory of preformation) is supposed to be present in the sperm cellperson

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

noun: a person who is very small but who is not otherwise defor…

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Scrabble & Words With Friends: valid word17 points before bonuses.10 letters.