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monohybrid (mon'ohl'brid) n. [Gk. 

 monos, alone ; L. hybrida, mongrel] 

 A hybrid offspring of parents differ- 

 ing in one character (biol.). 



monokaryon (mon'okar'Ion) n. [Gk. 

 monos, alone; karyon, nut.] A nu- 

 cleus with a single centriole (cyt.). 



monolophous (mon'olof'us) a. [Gk. 

 monos, alone ; lophos, crest.] Appl. 

 spicules with one ray forked or 

 branched like a crest (zool.). 



monomastigate, monomastigote. 



monomastigote (mon'omas'tlgot) a. 

 [Gk. monos, alone ; mastis, whip.] 

 Having a single flagellum, as 

 certain Protozoa (zool.). 



monomeniscous (mon'omems'kus) a. 

 [Gk. monos, alone ; meniskos, a 

 small moon.] Having an eye 

 with only one lens (zool.). 



monomeric (mon'omer'ik) a. [Gk. 

 monos, alone ; meros, part.] Pert. 

 one segment ; derived from one 

 part (biol.). 



monomerosomatous(mon'6mer'6som'- 

 atus) a. [Gk. monos, alone ; meros, 

 part ; soma, body.] Having body- 

 segments all fused together, as in 

 certain Insects (zool.). 



monomerous (monom'erus) a. [Gk. 

 monos, alone ; meros, part.] Con- 

 sisting of one part only ; appl. 

 flower-whorls (hot.). 



monomial (mono'mlal) a. [Gk. monos, 

 alone ; L. notnen, name.] Appl. a 

 name or designation consisting of 

 one term only ; cf. binomial 

 (biol.). 



monomorphic (mon'omor'fik) a. 

 [Gk. monos, alone ; morphe, form.] 

 Developing with no or very slight 

 change of form from stage to stage, 

 as in certain Protozoa and Insects ; 

 cf. polymorphic (zool.) ; producing 

 spores of one kind only (hot.). 



monont (mon'ont) n, [Gk. monos, 

 alone.] A single individual repro- 

 ducing without conjugation, as opp. 

 sporont or zygote (zool.). 



mononuclear (mon'onu'klear) a. [Gk. 

 monos, alone ; L. nucleus, kernel.] 

 With one nucleus only (biol). 



mononychous (mon'onflc'us) a. [Gk. 

 monos, alone ; onyx, claw.] Having 

 a single claw (zool.). 



monopetalous (mon'opeYalus) a. [Gk. 

 monos, alone; petalon, petal.] Hav- 



ing one petal only ; having petals 

 united all round (hot.). 



monophagous (monof'agus) a. [Gk. 

 monos, alone ; phagein, to eat.] 

 Subsisting on one kind of food ; 

 appl. Sporozoa living permanently 

 in a single cell (zool?). 



monophyletic (mon'ofilet'ik) a. [Gk. 

 monos, alone ; phyle, tribe.] Derived 

 from a single common parent form 

 (biol.). 



monophyllous (mon'ofil'us) a. [Gk. 

 monos, alone ; phyllon, leaf.] Hav- 

 ing one leaf only ; unifoliate ; 

 having a one-piece calyx (dot.). 



monophyodont (mon'dfl'odont) a. 

 [Gk. monos, alone ; phyein, to 

 produce ; odous, tooth.] Having 

 only one set of teeth, the milk 

 dentition being absorbed in foetal 

 life or absent altogether (zool.). 



monoplacid (mon'oplas'id) a. [Gk. 

 monos, alone ; plakous, a flat cake.] 

 With one plate only, of any par- 

 ticular kind (biol.). 



monoplacula (mon'oplak'ula) n. [Gk. 

 monos, alone ; plax, a flat plate.] 

 A single-layered placula (biol.). 



monoplastic (mon'oplas'tik) a. [Gk. 

 monos, alone ; plastos, formed.] 

 Persisting in one form (biol.). 



monopodial (mon'opo'dlal) a. [Gk. 

 monos, alone ;pous, foot.] Branch- 

 ing from one main or primary axis 

 acropetally (bot.). 



monopodium (mon'opo'dlum) n. [Gk. 

 monos, alone ;pous, foot.] A single 

 main or primary axis from which 

 all main lateral branches develop, 

 as in the pine (bot.). 



monopyrenous (mon'opfre'nus) a. 

 [Gk. monos, alone ; pyren, kernel.] 

 Single-stoned, as a fruit (bot.). 



monorhinal (mon'ori'nal) a. [Gk. 

 monos, alone ; rhis, nose.] Having 

 only one nostril, as the Cyclostomes 

 (zool.). 



monosepalous (mon'osep'alus) a. [Gk. 

 monos, alone ; sepalon, sepal.] Hav- 

 ing a single sepal ; having all sepals 

 united into one (bot.). 



monosiphonic (mon'b'sifon'ik) a. [Gk. 

 monos, alone ; siphon, a small pipe.] 

 Having the tubes of a hydrocaulus 

 distinct from one another, as in 

 certain Hydromedusae (zool.). 



monosiphonous (mon'osl'fonus) a. 



