A homunculus is either an artificial man created through alchemy, or, in contemporean science, a representation of a human or small creature used to illustrate the functioning of a system.

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Homunculus may also refer to:

• Homunculus, a genus of prehistoric New World monkeys
• Homunculus Nebula, a part of the Eta Carinae Nebula
• Cortical homunculus, also known as the Penfield homunculus, a physical representation of the primary motor cortex of the rest of the body
• Fetiform teratoma, a rare cyst having a fetal structure
• The homunculus argument is a fallacy arising most commonly in the theory of vision

• Homunculus (novel) 1986 comic science fiction novel by James Blaylock
• The Homunculus, 1949 novel by David H. Keller
• Homunculus (manga), 2003 manga by Hideo Yamamoto
• The Homunculi, group of powerful and generally malevolent characters from the anime and manga Fullmetal Alchemist
• Homunculus (film), 6-chapter German sci-fi serial shown theatrically in Germany in 1916

• "Homonculus", a song from Xiu Xiu's debut album Knife Play

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