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animalcule

/ˌænəˈmælkjul/
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Other forms: animalcules

Definitions of animalcule
  1. noun
    microscopic organism such as an amoeba or paramecium
    synonyms: animalculum
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    type of:
    being, organism
    a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
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