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omuncolo — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • homunculus noun A small, human-like figure, especially one imagined as artificially created.
  • wretch noun A person who is very unhappy or in a pitiful, miserable condition.

Senses

omuncolo is used for these senses in English:

  • homunculus A miniature man, once imagined by spermists to be present in human sperm.
  • wretch An unhappy, unfortunate, or miserable person.

homunculus — full definition

  1. noun A small, human-like figure, especially one imagined as artificially created.
  2. noun A distorted map of the human body found on the brain's surface, showing which areas control which body parts.

wretch — full definition

  1. noun A person who is very unhappy or in a pitiful, miserable condition.
  2. noun An unpleasant or despicable person, often used humorously.

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