Complete Definition of "homunculus"

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Etymology
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Pronunciation
SAMPA: /%hoU."mVN.kju.l@s/
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Noun
en-noun|homunculi

  1. A little man.
  2. The nerve map of the human body that exists on the parietal lobe of the human brain.

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Related terms
homo

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Latin

Noun
homunuculus m (Plural: homunculi)

  1. homunculus

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