Leuwenhoek

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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Leuwenhoek
       n : 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) [syn: {Leeuwenhoek}, {Anton
           van Leuwenhoek}, {Anton van Leeuwenhoek}]