homunculus
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homunculus
- /hɒˈmʌŋk.jʊ.ləs/ UK
- /həˈmʌŋk.jə.ləs/ US
- /hoʊˈmʌŋk.jə.ləs/ US
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Borrowed from Latin homunculus, from homō (“man”) + -culus (diminutive suffix).
noun homunculi · homunculuses · homonculus
- A small, artificially created human or human-like being.
- A small human.
- A miniature adult, once imagined by spermists to be present in human sperm. Ser Perth stayed near him most of the time now. The man was obviously worried, but tried not to show it. "We've managed to get some testosterone from a blond homunculus," he reported. "That should put you on your feet in no time. Don't worry, young man we'll keep you vivified somehow until the Sign
- The nerve map of the human body that exists on the parietal lobe of the human brain.
Translations
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noun little man
| Español | homúnculo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ホムンクルス homunkurusu |
| Português | homúnculo |
| Français | homoncule |
| Deutsch | Homunkulus |
| Italiano | omuncolo |
| Ελληνικά | ανθρωπάριο anthropário |
| Русский | гому́нкул gomúnkul, гому́нкулус gomúnkulus |
Talk about this word "homunculus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/homunculus. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. homunculus. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/homunculus "homunculus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/homunculus.Cite this
@misc{homunculus_2026,
title = {homunculus},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/homunculus},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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