homunculi
- plural of homunculus.
Example Sentences
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The myth of artificial life, from homunculi and cyborgs to robots and androids, is the focus of an exhibition about the Golem at the Jewish Museum Berlin.
From US News ● Sep. 22, 2016
Now Saul Zaentz and his studio partners have a new target, albeit one less likely to elicit sympathy from fans of hairy-footed Shire-dwelling homunculi: low-budget flick Age of the Hobbits.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 8, 2012
We had been eager to interview Ms. Holmes about small men — the homunculi who infest her character’s house in the movie.
From New York Times ● Aug. 13, 2011
Another Irishman, James Nesbitt, was tipped to play Bofur the dwarf, one of the 12 bearded homunculi who arrive at Baggins's hobbit hole with Gandalf in JRR Tolkien's classic fantasy tale.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 18, 2010
Thus it is common to hear hardware or software talked about as though it has homunculi talking to each other inside it, with intentions and desires.
From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.
