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Definition of homunculus noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

homunculus

noun

NAmE//həˈmʌŋkyələs//

(pl. homunculi

NAmE//həˈmʌŋkyəˌlaɪ//

, NAmE//həˈmʌŋkyəli//

)

(in stories) a very small human or human-like creature

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