animalculist

English

/anɪˈmalkjʊlɪst/

noun
Definitions
  • (historical) A believer in the theory that the embryo exists preformed within the spermatozoon; a proponent of animalculism.
  • (obsolete) Someone who studies animalcules.

Etymology

Suffix from English animalcule.

Origin

English

animalcule

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