Leuwenhoek
n 1: 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: {Leuwenhoek}, {Leeuwenhoek},
{Anton van Leuwenhoek}, {Anton van Leeuwenhoek}]