n05992949
type | n |
lex_filenum | 09 |
def | a theory (popular in the 18th century and now discredited) that an individual develops by simple enlargement of a tiny fully formed organism (a homunculus) that exists in the germ cell |
Outgoing links | |
Hypernym | theory |
Derivationally related form | preformation → preform |
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Hyponym | theory |
Derivationally related form | preform → preformation |
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