adjective
- of, relating to, or resembling animalcules (microscopic animals or organisms)
Usage: formal; scientific; rare in modern usage
Examples
- The animalcular life in the pond water fascinated the early microscopists.
- Animalcular organisms were discovered in the water sample under magnification.
- The scientist studied animalcular forms using the newly invented microscope.
- Animalcular creatures populate every drop of stagnant water.