homunculus
noun/həˈmʌŋkjələs/
/həˈmʌŋkjələs/
(plural homunculi
/həˈmʌŋkjəliː/
/həˈmʌŋkjəliː/
)- (in stories) a very small human or human-like creatureWord Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin, diminutive of homo, homin- ‘man’.
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