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Leeuwenhoek
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Leeu·wen·hoek or Leu·wen·hoek  (lvn-hk, lü-wn-hk), Anton van 1632-1723.
Dutch microscopy pioneer and naturalist who formulated early descriptions of bacteria and spermatozoa.
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Noun1.LeeuwenhoekLeeuwenhoek - Dutch pioneer microscopist who was among the first to recognize cells in animals and who gave the first accurate descriptions of microbes and spermatozoa and blood corpuscles (1632-1723)
Anton van Leeuwenhoek, Anton van Leuwenhoek, Leuwenhoek


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