animalculum

• Substantivo que designa um organismo microscópico, como uma ameba ou um protozoário.

A noun referring to a microscopic organism, such as an amoeba or paramecium.

plural irregular

1. Microscopic organismC2formalscientific

   A very small, often single-celled organism visible only under a microscope, such as an amoeba or paramecium.

   Organismo microscópico

   • Under the microscope, the animalculum moved rapidly across the slide.
   • Leeuwenhoek was the first to observe an animalculum in pond water.
   • The scientist studied the behavior of the animalculum in a controlled environment.

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