English noun: Leeuwenhoek | |||
1. | Leeuwenhoek (person) Dutch pioneer microscopist who was among the first to recognize cells in animals and who gave the first accurate descriptions of microbes and spermatozoa and blood corpuscles (1632-1723) | ||
Synonyms | Anton van Leeuwenhoek, Anton van Leuwenhoek, Leuwenhoek | ||
Instance hypernym | microscopist | ||