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EGk. mtxts, mixing ; pterygion, a 

 ittle wing or fin.] The clasper of 

 male Elasmobranchs, the medial 

 lobe of the pelvic fin (zool.}. 

 mixotrophic (mik'sotrofik) a. [Gk. 

 mixis, mixing; trephein, to nourish.] 

 Combining holophytic with sapro- 

 phytic nutrition (zool.} ; obtaining 

 part of the nourishment from an out- 

 side source ; partly parasitic (bot.}. 

 modiolus (modl'olus) n. [L. modiolus, 

 a small measure.] The conical 

 central axis of the cochlea of the 

 ear (anat.}. 



molar (mo'lar) a. [L. molere, to 

 grind.] Adapted for grinding, as 

 appl. teeth ; appl. certain buccal 

 glands (anat.}. 



molecular hypothesis, the supposi- 

 tion that muscle and nerve are 

 composed of molecules or particles, 

 like the molecules of a magnet, 

 with positive and negative surfaces 

 (Phys.\ 



molecular layer, the external layer 

 of the cortex of cerebrum and cere- 

 bellum ; a layer of the olfactory 

 bulb (anat.}. 



molluscoid (molus'koid) a. [L. mol- 

 litscus, soft ; Gk. eidos, like.] Re- 

 sembling a Mollusc ; charactetTsAc^ 

 of a Mollusc (zool.}. 

 monacanthid (mon'akan'thid) a. ' [Gk. 

 monos, alone ; akantha, (fhoftrf:^ 

 With one row of ambulacral spines, 

 as certain Starfishes (zool.}. 

 monactinal (monak'tlnal) a. [Gk. 

 monos, alone ; aktis, ray.] Appl. 

 a monactine or single-rayed spicule 

 (zool.}. 



monactinellid (monak'tinel'id) a. [Gk. 

 monos, alone ; aktis, ray.] Contain- 

 ing uniaxial spicules only, as 

 certain Sponges (zool.}. 

 monad (mo'nad) n. [Gk. monas, a 

 unit.] A primitive organism or 

 organic unit; a flagellula form of 

 Protozoan (biol.}. 



monadelphous (monadel'fus) a. [Gk. 

 monos, single ; adelphos, brother.] 

 Having the stamens united into 

 one bundle by union of their fila- 

 ments (bot.}. 



monadiform (monad'iform) a. [Gk. 

 monas, a unit ; L. forma, shape.] 

 Like a flagellate Protozoan (zool.}. 

 monandrous (monan'driis) a. [Gk. 



monos, alone ; aner, male.] Having 

 only one stamen (bot.}. 

 monarch (mon'ark) a. [Gk. monos, 

 alone ; arche, beginning.] With 

 only one protoxylem (bot.}. 

 monaster (monas'ter) n. [Gk. monos, 

 alone ; aster, star.] The astral 

 arrangement of the V-shaped 

 chromosomes at the end of the 

 prophase of mitosis (cyt.}. 

 monaxial (monak'sial) a. [Gk. monos, 

 alone ; axon, axis.] Having one ' 

 line of axis ; uniaxial (biol.}; having 

 the inflorescence developed on the 

 primary axis (bot.}. 



monaxon (monak'son) n. [Gk. monos, 

 alone ; axon, axis.] A type of 

 spicule built upon a single axis 

 (zool.}. 



monaxonic (mon'akson'ik) a. [Gk. 

 monos, alone ; axon, axis.] Elon- 

 gate ; appl. types of Protozoa with 

 one long body-axis (zool.}. 



monembryonic (monem'brlon'ik) a. 

 [Gk. monos, alone ; embryon, foetus.] 

 Producing a single embryo at a 

 time (bot.}. 



monergic (moner'jik) a. [Gk. monos, 

 alone ; energos, active.] Having 

 one energid ; consisting of one 

 nucleated cell (bot.}. 

 ^imonilicorn (monil'ikorn) a. [L. monile, 

 necklace ; cornu, horn.] Having 

 antennae with appearance of a 

 ^rtain of beads (zool.}. 



moniiiform (monil'iform) a. [L. 

 monile, necklace ; forma, shape.] 

 Constricted at regular intervals, 

 giving the appearance of a chain 

 of beads ; appl. the nucleus of 

 certain Infusoria (zool.} ; with con- 

 tractions and expansions alternately, 

 as the branches of certain roots 

 (bot.}. 



monimostylic (mon'imostflik) a. [Gk. 

 monimos, fixed ; stylos, pillar.] 

 Having the quadrate united to the 

 squamosal, and sometimes to other 

 bones, as in certain Reptiles ; cf. 

 streptostylic (zool.}. 



monocardian (mon'b'kar'dian) a. [Gk. 

 monos, alone ; kardia, heart.] 

 Having one auricle and ventricle 

 (zool.}. 



monocarp (mon'okarp) n. [Gk. monos, 

 alone ; karpos, fruit.] A mono- 

 carpic plant (bot.}. 



