Animalcule

Origin

Latin animal + the diminutive suffix -culum

Full definition of animalcule

Noun

1. (dated) A minute or microscopic animal or protozoan.
2. (archaic) A tiny animal, as a mouse or insect (fly, mosquito, midge).

Synonyms

• animalculum

Hyponyms

• eye animalcule
• globe animalcule
• rotifer or wheel animalcule
• paramecium or slipper animalcule
• stentor or trumpet animalcule
• peritrich or bell animalcule
• heliozoa or sun animalcule
• amoeba or proteus animalcule