Homunculus

[hәu'mʌŋkjulәs]

(noun.) a tiny fully formed individual that (according to the discredited theory of preformation) is supposed to be present in the sperm cell.

录入:罗兰--From WordNet

(n.) A little man; a dwarf; a manikin.

编辑:莉齐

n. a tiny man capable of being produced artificially according to Paracelsus endowed with magical insight and power: a dwarf mannikin.

录入:斯威尼