دُعْمُوصٌ

A certain animalcule (دُوَيْبَّةٌ), (S, K,) that dives in water: (S:) or a certain black animalcule that swims upon water: (Mgh:) or a certain worm (دُودَةٌ), that is in pools left by torrents when their water sinks into the earth: (IDrd, K:) or a certain worm (دودة) having two heads, seen in water when it becomes little in quantity: (IB:) plural دَعَامِيصُ and دَعَامِصُ. (S.)

[Hence, apparently,] (assumed tropical:) One who enters much into affairs; who is a frequent visitor of kings. (K.) And hence, الأَطْفَالُ دَعَامِيصُ الجَنَّةِ, meaning (assumed tropical:) [Infants will be] roamers in Paradise: they will not be debarred from any dwelling: (K:) a tradition: but the words occurring in a tradition of Aboo-Hureyreh are صِغَارُكُمْ دَعَامِيصُ الجَنَّةِ [Your little children &c.]. (TA.)

Also The embryo in the belly of a mare until the fortieth day: then its make becomes apparent, and it is called دُودَةٌ, until three months old: when it is called سَلِيلٌ. (Kr, TA.)