Usually means: Microscopic organisms, early term used.
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  1. animalcules: Merriam-Webster
  2. animalcules: Collins English Dictionary
  3. animalcules: Vocabulary.com
  4. animalcules: Wordnik
  5. animalcules: Wiktionary
  6. animalcules: Dictionary.com
  7. Animalcules: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  8. animalcules: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. animalcules: Encyclopedia

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  1. animalcules: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary

(Note: See animalcule as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (animalcule)

noun:  (physiology, historical) A sperm cell or spermatozoon; also, the embryo that was formerly thought to be contained inside a spermatozoon in a fully developed state.
noun:  (zoology, archaic) A microscopic aquatic animal, including protozoa and rotifers.
noun:  (obsolete) A small animal.
▸ Also see animalcule


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