homunculus

noun

1. （传说中的）小矮人，类似人的小生物
   (in stories) a very small human or human-like creature

1. According to ancient ideas, inside the body of every man are not just little sperm swimming around, but each of those little things is a homunculus, a little person, a little, teeny, tiny person.
   根据古人的想法，在每个男人身体里，不只是游来游去的小精子，而是小矮人，小小的人，小小的人。
2. Metamorphosis: The transformation of the body into new shapes, from sprouting claws or fangs to creating a homunculus. It is transforming the meaning of being Chinese, in a way that scholars are just beginning to examine.
   蜕术：改变自身到新形体之法，如长出爪牙和创造人彘等。身为中国人的意义正在蜕变，这是一些学者正在探讨的课题。
3. On the foundation of summarizing the research findings of the Homunculus nebula, we bring forward that the sticking point to solve this question is the initial condition.
   本文在综述了这些研究结果基础上，提出了解决星云形成机制的关键问题是确定初始条件，即应该先研究该恒星大爆发前星云的密度分布。
4. The Formation Mechanism of η Carina e's Homunculus Nebula
   船底座eta星矮人星云的形成机制

noun

1. a tiny fully formed individual that (according to the discredited theory of preformation) is supposed to be present in the sperm cell

2. a person who is very small but who is not otherwise deformed or abnormal

   Synonym:    manikinmannikin