Homunculus
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| - | [[Image:Humunculus.jpg|thumb|center|The first homunculus was created by alchemist Paracelsus. It promptly escaped.]] | + | [[Image:Humunculus.jpg|thumb|center|The first homunculus was created by alchemist [[Paracelsus]]. It promptly escaped.]] |
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homunculus n. 1. A controlling agent or meme, often diminutive in size or concept; the seed of a watermelon. 2. trad. A miniature human being residing in a sperm cell, which, when properly introduced to an egg, will develop into a full-sized person, a tiny golem, or an unseen master inhabiting a human host. 3. A profane creation which thwarts its intended purpose; an unwelcome visitor. 4. The bane of a poob.
Usage"Depite Skinner's claims to have deloused mankind, homunculi fling Payne like a rag doll." -- A Snoutless Setter: Payne Has No Point, Nick Hook, ed., The Whittier Globe, Dec. 3, 1994. See Also |
 DesiderataWilliam Godwin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Godwin), Mary Shelly's father, was an avid collector of homunculi.
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