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English noun: Anton van Leuwenhoek

1. Anton van Leuwenhoek (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)


SynonymsAnton van Leeuwenhoek, Leeuwenhoek, Leuwenhoek


Instance hypernymmicroscopist









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