| NOUN | animal | animalcule, animalculum | microscopic organism such as an amoeba or paramecium |
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| Meaning | Microscopic organism such as an amoeba or paramecium. | |
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| Synonym | animalculum | |
| Broader | organism, being | A living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently |
| Spanish | animálculo, animalculum | |
| Catalan | animàlcul, animalculum | |
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