Before revision: In Gilbert and Sullivan's The Mikado , the word appears in adjectival form in the 'Major-General's Song', in which Major-General Stanley sings, 'I know the scientific names of beings animalculous...' A 1795 illustration of van Leeuwenhoek's animalcules by an unknown artist.
After revision: In Gilbert and Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance , the word appears in adjectival form in the 'Major-General's Song', in which Major-General Stanley sings, 'I know the scientific names of beings animalculous...' A 1795 illustration of van Leeuwenhoek's animalcules by an unknown artist.