also animalculum noun (plural -cules; also animalcula) Etymology: New Latin animalculum, diminutive of Latin animal Date: 1662 a minute usually microscopic organism
ANIMALCULE
Meaning of ANIMALCULE in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012