Minimus

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A being of the smallest size. obsolete

    "Get you gone, you dwarf; You minimus, of hindering knot-grass made; You bead, you acorn."

  2. 2
    the fifth digit; the little finger or little toe wordnet
  3. 3
    The youngest pupil in a school having a particular surname. dated

    "Jones Minimus wants to join the rowing team."

  4. 4
    The little finger or the little toe

Synonyms

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digitdwarffingerindexlittle fingerthumb

Example

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"A new beaked whale species, called Berardius minimus, was discovered around the coast of Hokkaido."

Etymology

From Latin minimus (“smallest”). See minim.

Related phrases

little finger

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