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Definition of homunculus noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

homunculus

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