animalculum
[ an-uh-mal-kyuh-luh m ]
/ ˌæn əˈmæl kyə ləm /
noun, plural an·i·mal·cu·la [an-uh-mal-kyuh-luh] /ˌæn əˈmæl kyə lə/.
Origin of animalculum
First recorded in 1670–80
Words nearby animalculum
animal shelter,
animal spirits,
animal starch,
animal warden,
animalcule,
animalculum,
animalia,
animalier,
animalism,
animalist,
animalistic
Example sentences from the Web for animalculum
Animalculum (plural, animalcula) is used with the same meaning.
A Treatise on Physiology and Hygiene |Joseph Chrisman HutchisonAnimalcula is the plural of animalculum; there is no such word as animalculœ.
Every-Day Errors of Speech |L. P. Meredith