The term ‘animalcules’ to oral microorganisms is given by:
Correct Answer: Leeuwenhoek
Description: Animalcule ('little animal', from Latin animal + the diminutive suffix -culum) is an old term for microscopic organisms that included bacteria, protozoans, and very small animals.
The word was invented by Antonie van Leeuwenhoek to refer to the microorganisms he observed in rainwater.
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