[やこうちゅう, yakouchuu] (n) phosphorescent animalcule; noctiluca [Add to Longdo]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Animalcule \An`i*mal"cule\, n. [As if fr. a L. animalculum, dim.
of animal.]
1. A small animal, as a fly, spider, etc. [Obs.] --Ray.
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2. (Zool.) An animal, invisible, or nearly so, to the naked
eye. See {Infusoria}.
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Note: Many of the so-called animalcules have been shown to be
plants, having locomotive powers something like those
of animals. Among these are {Volvox}, the
{Desmidiac[ae]}, and the siliceous {Diatomace[ae]}.
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{Spermatic animalcules}. See {Spermatozoa}.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
animalcule
n 1: microscopic organism such as an amoeba or paramecium [syn:
{animalcule}, {animalculum}]
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