Macrobiotus

noun

Mac·​ro·​bi·​o·​tus

ˌmakrəˈbīətəs

: a genus of bear animalcules having the body naked, transparent, and containing numerous fat globules that resemble enormous blood corpuscles

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek makrobiotos

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