
Search
Animalcule
01
a tiny animal, typically visible only under a microscope
Example
The biologist collected water samples to examine the diversity of animalcules inhabiting different aquatic environments.
Rotifers and tardigrades are multi-cellular animalcules capable of surviving in even the most extreme conditions.
In his pioneering studies of animalcules, Leeuwenhoek documented countless varieties of protozoa, bacteria and other microscopic creatures.