plural of animalier

plural of animalculum

(biology, archaic) A theory seeking to explain certain physiological and pathological phenomena in terms of animalcules.

plural of animalculist

(historical) A believer in the theory that the embryo exists preformed within the spermatozoon; a proponent of animalculism. / (obsolete) Someone who studies animalcules.

(historical) Pertaining to animalculism.

plural of bell animalcule

(zoology) A protozoan of the family Vorticellidae, common in freshwater ponds.

Of, relating to, or resembling animalcules.

Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of animalize.