ANIMALCULE


Meaning of ANIMALCULE in English

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.