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 |
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| Hypernym | theory |
| Derivationally related form | preformation → preform |
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| Hyponym | theory |
| Derivationally related form | preform → preformation |
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