Term used by believers in the preformation theory to designate the supposed miniature body contained in a gamete. See: homunculus.
Origin
[Mod. L. animalculum, dim. of L. animal, a living being]
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Term used by believers in the preformation theory to designate the supposed miniature body contained in a gamete. See: homunculus.
Origin
[Mod. L. animalculum, dim. of L. animal, a living being]