corpusculousadj.
/kɔːˈpʌskjʊləs/ Characterized by the presence of corpuscles or minute organisms.
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1871 J. Tyndall Fragm. Sci. xi. 307 The finest cocoons may envelope doomed corpusculous moths.
1882 Cornhill Mag. Mar. 307 (Germs) Entirely the effect of a single corpusculous repast.
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