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animalcules
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a tiny animal, typically visible only under a microscope
- 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.
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