the homunculus counts as one of these

The Wordnik Word of the Day for August 30, 2012 is

eobiont
http://www.wordnik.com/words/eobiont

(noun) A hypothetical primordial life-form or chemical precursor to a living organism.

(noun) An artificially-created creature; a Frankenstein's monster.

‘Eobiont’ comes from ‘eo,’ characterized by the earliest appearance of (which comes from the Greek ‘eos,’ dawn), and ‘biont,’ individual organism.

 

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