Saturday, February 2, 2013

Homunculus (j)

Adventures in Logophilia - Day 144:

homunculus

Homunculus was the post-modern (17th century) term for a microscopic but fully formed being which would develop into a fetus.  Sort of a baby-seed.  The word more generally indicates a very small human or humanoid creature. 

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