Animalculum (Noun)
Meaning
Microscopic organism such as an amoeba or paramecium.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The microscope revealed a vast array of animalcula, including amoebas and paramecia, living in the pond water.
- Animalcula are microscopic organisms that are typically single-celled and can be found in a variety of environments, including soil and water.
- Under the microscope, the paramecium appeared as a tiny animalculum, darting back and forth across the slide.
- The scientist spent hours studying the behavior of the animalcula in the petri dish, observing how they moved and interacted with each other.
- As the Zoology students peered through their microscopes, they marveled at the tiny animalcula that inhabited the world of microscopic organisms.