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animalcule

[an-uh-mal-kyool] / ˌæn əˈmæl kjul /
NOUN
amoeba
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The last time this tiny wheel animalcule was moving around, wooly mammoths roamed the earth.

From Scientific American ● Aug. 17, 2021

And then there are the names: where its cultural presence permits, each animal or animalcule is followed by a list of folk nomenclature.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 11, 2010

The crablike animalcule is most at home burrowing under the skins of people who do not wash much.

From Time Magazine Archive

Malaria's cause is known: a tiny animalcule injected by a mosquito's sting.

From Time Magazine Archive

An animalcule that does not wriggle must be morbid or peculiar.

From The Daughters of Danaus by Mona Caird


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