homunculus
/həʊˈmʌŋkjʊləs/(亦作homuncule /-kjuːl/)
noun
(pl. homunculi /-laɪ/ 或homuncules)
1- a very small human or humanoid creature矮人; 矮类人动物。
1.1
- historical a microscopic but fully formed human being from which a fetus was formerly believed to develop〈史〉雏型人（极小但已成型, 以前认为胎儿由此而来）。
词源
mid 17th cent.: from Latin, diminutive of homo, homin- 'man'.