transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌa-nə-ˈmal-(ˌ)kyü(ə)l ]
noun
also an·i·mal·cu·lum -ˈmal-kyə-ləm
( plural -cules also an·i·mal·cu·la -kyə-lə)
Etymology: New Latin animalculum, diminutive of Latin animal
Date: 1662
: a minute usually microscopic organism