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KK Pronunciation

〔 ho`mʌŋkjәlәs 〕

Pronunciation

〔 houˋmʌŋkjulәs 〕


Overview of noun homunculus

The noun homunculus has 2 senses


  • manikin, mannikin, homunculus -- (a person who is very small but who is not otherwise deformed or abnormal)

  • homunculus -- (a tiny fully formed individual that (according to the discredited theory of preformation) is supposed to be present in the sperm cell)