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A homunculus is a small artificial human or human-like being. Popularized in 16th-century alchemy and 19th-century fiction, it has historically been referred to as the creation of a miniature, fully formed human or humanoid being. The concept has roots in preformationism as well as earlier folklore and alchemic traditions.

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alchemical miniature human being

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Not who you're looking for? Others named homunculus: genus of mammals · 1916 six chapter serial film by Otto Rippert · fictional monster from Dungeons & Dragons · 1986 novel by James P. Blaylock

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Not who you're looking for? Others named homunculus: genus of mammals · 1916 six chapter serial film by Otto Rippert · fictional monster from Dungeons & Dragons · 1986 novel by James P. Blaylock