Noun: homunculus (homunculi) how'múng-kyu-lus
- A person who is very small but who is not otherwise deformed or abnormal
"Despite being a homunculus, he lived a normal life";
- manikin, mannikin
- A tiny fully formed individual that (according to the discredited theory of preformation) is supposed to be present in the sperm cell
"The concept of the homunculus was once believed to explain human development"
Derived forms: homunculi
Type of: individual, mortal, person, small person, somebody, someone, soul
Encyclopedia: Homunculus