Microcosmus

noun

Mi·​cro·​cos·​mus

: a widely distributed genus of large simple ascidians including a Mediterranean form (M. sulcatus) that is sometimes used for food in southern Europe

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Medieval Latin, microcosm

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