HOMUNCULUS as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a tiny fully formed individual that (according to the discredited theory of preformation) is supposed to be present in the sperm cell
   Hypernyms(s) homunculus is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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   • somebody (what does somebody mean?)
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2. Meaning
   • a person who is very small but who is not otherwise deformed or abnormal
   Synonym(s)
   • manikin (what does manikin mean?)
   • mannikin (what does mannikin mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) homunculus is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • small person (what does small person mean?)