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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

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

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From Time Magazine Archive

Frequent examination of this animalcule has created a strong doubt in my mind whether it is rightly placed in our "systems."

From Marvels of Pond-life A Year's Microscopic Recreations by Slack, Henry J.




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