Rotifers and protozoans are animalcules.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
cule — an·i·mal·cule; anon·y·mun·cule; ar·bus·cule; bas·cule; can·i·cule; cau·li·cule; cor·pus·cule; cre·pus·cule; den·ti·cule; dra·mat·i·cule; ed·i·cule; fas·ci·cule; floc·cule; fol·li·cule; grat·i·cule; len·ti·cule; lod·i·cule; mol·e·cule;… … English syllables
animalcule — an·i·mal·cule … English syllables
animalcule — an•i•mal•cule [[t]ˌæn əˈmæl kyul[/t]] n. mcr a minute or microscopic animal • Etymology: 1590–1600; < NL animalculum. See animal, cule I … From formal English to slang
animalcule — Term used by believers in the preformation theory to designate the supposed miniature body contained in a gamete. See homunculus. [Mod. L. animalculum, dim. of L. animal, a living being] * * * an·i·mal·cule .an ə mal (.)kyü(ə)l also… … Medical dictionary
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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) An animal, invisible, or nearly so, to the naked eye. See {Infusoria}. [1913 Webster] Note: Many of … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bell animalcule — Bell an i*mal cule (Zo[ o]l.) An infusorian of the family {Vorticellid[ae]}, common in fresh water ponds. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Desmidiacae — 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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) An animal, invisible, or nearly so, to the naked eye. See {Infusoria}. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Diatomaceae — 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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) An animal, invisible, or nearly so, to the naked eye. See {Infusoria}. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spermatic animalcules — 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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) An animal, invisible, or nearly so, to the naked eye. See {Infusoria}. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Volvox — 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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) An animal, invisible, or nearly so, to the naked eye. See {Infusoria}. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
