What is another word for animalculum?
Pronunciation: [ˌanɪmˈalkjʊləm] (IPA) 
Animalculum, a Latin word that means "little animal," refers to microscopic organisms that are sometimes invisible to the naked eye. Synonyms for this term include microbe, bacterium, protozoan, and germ. While animalculum primarily refers to tiny animals such as bacteria or protozoans in the context of scientific research, it can also be used more broadly in a poetic, metaphorical sense. In such cases, synonyms may include words like small, minute, and infinitesimal. Whatever word used, it often connotes a sense of wonder at the vastness of the natural world and the countless numbers of living organisms that inhabit it.
