animalcule
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Latin animal + the diminutive suffix -culum
[edit] Noun
animalcule (plural animalcules)
- An older term for a microscopic animal or protozoan.
[edit] Hyponyms
- rotifer or wheel animalcule
- paramecium or slipper animalcule
- stentor or trumpet animalcule
- peritrich or bell animalcule
- heliozoa or sun animalcule
- amoeba or proteus animalcule
[edit] Translations
protozoan — see protozoan
