"homunculus" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /hɒˈmʌŋk.jʊ.ləs/ [UK], /həˈmʌŋk.jə.ləs/ [US], /hoʊˈmʌŋk.jə.ləs/ [US] Audio: en-us-homunculus.ogg [US] Forms: homunculi [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin homunculus, diminutive of homō (“man”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|homunculus}} Latin homunculus, {{m|la|homō||man}} homō (“man”) Head templates: {{en-noun|homunculi}} homunculus (plural homunculi)
  1. A miniature man, once imagined by spermists to be present in human sperm. Translations (little man): homuncle [masculine] (Catalan), ventje [neuter] (Dutch), homoncule [masculine] (French), Homunkulus [masculine] (German), omuncolo [masculine] (Italian), ホムンクルス (homunkurusu) (Japanese), homunculus [neuter] (Latin), homúnculo [masculine] (Portuguese), гому́нкул (gomúnkul) [masculine] (Russian), гому́нкулус (gomúnkulus) [masculine] (Russian), homúnculo [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-homunculus-en-noun-BnxOdCqT Disambiguation of 'little man': 78 22
  2. The nerve map of the human body that exists on the parietal lobe of the human brain.
    Sense id: en-homunculus-en-noun-pJo6CQXT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 31 69
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: homonculus Derived forms: cortical homunculus, homunculus argument Related terms: homo, homunculine, manikin

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