homunculus
Meaning
- A miniature man, once imagined by spermists to be present in human sperm.
- The nerve map of the human body that exists on the parietal lobe of the human brain.
Translations
homuncule
Homunkulus
ανθρωπάριο
homunculus
homunculus
القزم
homúnculoFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/hɒˈmʌŋk.jʊ.ləs/
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin homunculus, diminutive of homō (“man”): hom(o) + -unculus.
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