(~s)
An ~ is an animal or plant, especially one that is so small that you cannot see it without using a microscope.
...the insect-borne ~s that cause sleeping sickness.
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(~s)
An ~ is an animal or plant, especially one that is so small that you cannot see it without using a microscope.
...the insect-borne ~s that cause sleeping sickness.
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Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012