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Meanings of homunculus in English

A person who is very small but who is not otherwise deformed or abnormal.

        Usage of homunculus in English
        1
        The homunculus in the glass sphere in Doctor Wilhelm's cabin appeared again.
        Atlantis
        2
        They ran outside, but the woman and the homunculus had already gone.
        Something in the water
        3
        The homunculus, undergoing one of his rapid changes, seized the officer's arm.
        Within the Tides: Tales
        4
        I feel my Madonna in the hollow of my hands like a homunculus.
        Atlantis
        5
        Of course, that little homunculus of a painting still hangs on the wall.
        Wired
        6
        The somatotopic pattern was similar to that of the classical motor cortex homunculus.
        Pubmed
        7
        He joined her at the window and saw the woman carrying the homunculus.
        Something in the water
        8
        The flesh was moving as the homunculus inside began to stir.
        Something in the water
        9
        The homunculus offered me his last book, with his last smile.
        The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard
        10
        I have never had to deal with a homunculus simulacrum personally.
        Soulless
        11
        But this homunculus is just another picture on the screen in their heads.
        The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
        12
        I had to become this homunculus of sorts for my mother.
        The Guardian
        13
        I've seen some good homunculus factors in my time, yar.
        James Potter and the Hall of Elders' Crossing
        14
        The homunculus is more of a parasite in that respect.
        Something in the water
        15
        She required a homunculus to manifest in the mortal world.
        Death masks
        16
        I could see her face now, a choleric, wild-eyed homunculus of her phlegmatic sister's.
        The Mammoth Book of Steampunk
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