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Meanings of homunculus in английском

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

Usage of homunculus in английском
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
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Of course, that little homunculus of a painting still hangs on the wall.
Wired
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The somatotopic pattern was similar to that of the classical motor cortex homunculus.
Pubmed
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He joined her at the window and saw the woman carrying the homunculus.
Something in the water
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The flesh was moving as the homunculus inside began to stir.
Something in the water
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The homunculus offered me his last book, with his last smile.
The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard
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I have never had to deal with a homunculus simulacrum personally.
Soulless
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But this homunculus is just another picture on the screen in their heads.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
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I had to become this homunculus of sorts for my mother.
The Guardian
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I've seen some good homunculus factors in my time, yar.
James Potter and the Hall of Elders' Crossing
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The homunculus is more of a parasite in that respect.
Something in the water
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She required a homunculus to manifest in the mortal world.
Death masks
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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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Homunculus through the time