monorhine 
II. . A monorhinal vertebrate, as a lamprey 
or a hag. 
Also spelled monorrhine. 
monorime, monorhyme (mon'o-mn), . [= 
F. monorime, < Gr. /tdvos, single, + E. rime' 2 .} A 
composition in verse in which all the lines 
end with the same rime. 
Monorrhina, monorrhine. More correct forms 
of Monorliiiia, t(torliinc. 
monoschemic (mon-o-ske'mik), (i. [< Gr. fiov 6- 
nxnuof, of but one form, < p6vof , single, + axwa, 
form.] In anc. pros., consisting of one form 
of foot throughout ; containing spondees only 
or dactyls only: noting a variety of the dac- 
tylic hexameter. A hexameter said to contain only 
dactyls necessarily lacks the last syllable of the last dac- 
tylthat is, contains five dactyls and a trochee. See 
isochronal. 
monosemic (mon-o-se'mik), a. [< Gr. fiovoa?/- 
pof, having but one signification, < ficivo^, single, 
+ arj/j.a, a sign, mark, mi/tetov, a sign, mark, 
unit of time, mora.] In anc. pros., consisting 
in or equal to a single semeion (mora or unit 
of time); equivalent to or constituting an or- 
dinary or normal short; monochronous : as, a 
monosemic arsis; a monosemic pause. See di- 
semic, trisemic. 
monosepalous (mon-o-sep'a-lus), a. [= F. 
monosepale; < Gr. povos, single, + NL. sepalum, 
sepal.] In bot., having the sepals united by 
their edges: more properly gamosepalous. 
monosiphonous (mon-o-si'fon-us), a. [< Gr. 
ft6vof, single, + O'UJMV, siphon: see siphon.] Hav- 
ing a single siphon ; not polysiphonous : applied 
in botany to certain of the higher algee (Flori- 
rtere) in which the siphons or pericentral tubes 
are wanting. See siphon. 
monosist (mo-no'sis), ii. [< Gr. /i6vams, solitari- 
ness, separation, < fiovovv, make single or soli- 
tary, < /(onof, single: see monad.'] In bot., the 
isolation of an organ from the rest. Cooke, 
Manual. 
Monosomata (mou-o-so'ma-ta), . pi. [NL., 
neut.pl. of monosomatus: 'see monosomatotis.] 
An order of Rhizopoda, containing simple single- 
celled or unicellular forms, naked or capsulated, 
such as the families Proteidie and Arcellidce. 
They are the ordinary normal amoebiform pro- 
tozoans. 
monosomatoiis (mon-o-som'a-tus), a. [< NL. 
monosomatus,< Gr./tAvas, single, + aapa (aofiar-), 
body.] Having a single body that is, cell; 
unicellular, as a rhizopod. 
monospasm (mon'o-spazm), n. [< Gr. /wiwf, sin- 
gle, + avaajitx;, a spasm.] In patitol., spasm of 
a particular part, as a limb or portion of a 
limb. 
monosperm (mon'o-sperm), it. [= F. mono- 
sperme = Sp. monospermo, < Gr. fiovof, single, + 
rmkpfrn, seed: see sperm.] A plant that has 
only one seed. 
monospermal (mon-o-sper'mal), a. [< mono- 
sperm + -al.] Same as monospermous. 
monospermous (mon-o-sper'mus), a. [< mono- 
sperm + -ous.] In bot., having one seed only. 
monospherical (mon-o-sfer'i-kal), a. [< Gr. 
/idvof, single, + mjialpa, sphere: see spherical.] 
Consisting of or having a single sphere. 
monosppndylic (mon"o-spon-dil'ik), a. [< Gr. 
[tovof, single, + tmovdvwf, a joint of the back- 
bone.] Having a single centrum, as a vertebra ; 
without intercentra, as a vertebral column; 
not diplospondylic or embolomerous. 
mpnospored (mon'o-spord), a. [< Gr. /i&vof, 
single, + tnropof , a seed, + -ed 2 .] Same as mono- 
sporous. 
monosporous (mon'o-spor-us), a. [< Gr. p6vo(, 
single, + o-TTopof, a seed.] In mycology, hav- 
ing but a single spore, as the threads of Garia 
intrieata or the ascus of Pertusaria communis. 
monostachous (mo-nos'ta-kus), a. [< Gr. /i6voe, 
single, + nTaxve, an ear of corn, a spike.] In 
bot., having a single spike. 
Monostega (mo-nos'te-ga), n.pl. [NL., neut. 
pi. of *monostegus : see monostegous.] A divi- 
sion of foraminifers. 
monostegous (mp-nos'te-gus), a. [< NL. *o- 
nostegus, < Gr. [i6vof, single, + orfyof, for T>-of, 
a roof.] Having a single covering ; specifically, 
of or pertaining to the Monostega. 
monostich (mon'o-stik), n. [= F. monostique 
= Sp. mon6stico, monostiquio = It. monostico, < 
LL. monostichum, monostichium, < Gr. /xn>6aTixo<;, 
consisting of but one verse, neut. /urvoarixov, a 
single verse, < p6voc;, single, + arixof, a line, 
verse.] A single or isolated verse; also, an 
epigram or a poem consisting of but one verse. 
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monostichous (mo-nos'ti-kus), (i. [< Gr. /j.6vof, 
single, + arixof, a line. Cf. monostich.] Ar- 
ranged in one vertical row, rank, or series, as 
the flowers in the spike of some species of ty- 
rantltes; uniserial: opposed to distichous. 
monostigmatOUS (mon-o-stig'ma-tus), a. [< 
Gr. /t6vof. single, + arty/ia, point, stigma : see 
stigma.] In bot., having only one stigma. 
Monostoinata (mou-o-sto'ma-ta), u. pi. [NL., 
neut. pi. of nionostomatits : see monostomatous.] 
1. A suborder of acalephs, or discophoran Hy- 
drozoa: same as Monostomea. 2. A prime se- 
ries or division of Metazoa, including all met- 
azoic animals excepting the sponges or Poly- 
stomata. Huxley, Quart. Jour. Micros. Sci., 
1875. 
monostomatous (mon-o-stom'a-tus). a. [< 
NL. monostomatus (cf. G'r. ftovoaro/iOf), < Gr. /i6- 
vog, single, + ar6fia, the mouth.] Having a sin- 
gle mouth, pore, or stoma ; of or pertaining to 
the Monostomata : opposed to polystomatous. 
Monostomea (mon-o-sto'me-a), n. pi. [NL., < 
Gr. /jav6arouof, having a single'inouth : see mono- 
stomatous.] An order of acalephs, or discopho- 
ran Hydrosoa, with single central mouth and 
one polypite. They are free oceanic jelly-fishes, some 
of them of enormous size, the disk 6 or 7 feet in diameter, 
and the tentacles trailing 60 feet. The leading forms are 
Pdagia, Cyanea, and Amelia, each of them type of a fam- 
ily. Also Monostoma, MonostomfK, Monostmnata, and Pe- 
faffiada. 
monostomean (mon-o-sto'me-an) ; a. and n. 
[< Monostomea + -an.]' I. a. Pertaining to the 
Monostomea, or having their characters. 
II. n. A jelly-fish of the order Monostomea. 
Monostomidse (mon-o-sto'mi-de), n. pi. [NL., 
< Monostomum + -idee.] A family of digeneous 
parasitic worms of the order Trematoda, repre- 
sented by the genus Monostomum. 
Monostomum (mo-nos'to-mum), . [NL., < Gr. 
[tovoarofioe, having a single mouth: see monosto- 
matous.] A genus of flukes or trematoid worms, 
typical of the family Monostomidce, of an oval- 
elongated form, with only one sucker which sur. 
rounds the mouth, a strong pharynx, and the 
sexual openings near the anterior end of the 
body. Several species of these parasites are named, as 
M. mutabile, which is viviparous and infests birds ; M. bi- 
partitum, from the gills of fishes ; M. lentts, found in the 
crystalline lens of the human eye. Also called Monostoma. 
See cuts under cercaria. 
monostrophe (mo-nos'tro-fe), n. [< LL. mono- 
strophus, < Gr. uov6aTpo<t>of, consisting of a single 
kind of strophe, < pAvof, single, + arpoQfi, a 
strophe: see strophe.] Ingres., a poem in which 
all the strophes or stanzas are of the same 
metrical form. 
nionostrophic (mon-o-strof 'ik), a. [< Gr. ftovo- 
aTpo<t>in6f, < novotnpofyof, consisting of a single 
kind of strophe: see monostrophe.] In pros., 
consisting of a succession of systems or stro- 
phes all of which are of the same metrical 
form ; of or pertaining to such a succession of 
systems. Monostrophic composition is a subdivision of 
antistrophic composition, and is opposed to composition 
by pericopes. Most English poems which are composed 
in strophes or stanzas are monostrophic (as, for instance, 
our ordinary ballads, short- and long-meter hymns, etc.) 
composition by pericopes being limited to imitations of 
the Greek dramatists and lyric ports. See systematic. 
monostyle 1 (mon'o-stll), a. [< Gr. [i6vo$, single, 
+ E. style 1 .] In arch., having the same style of 
architecture throughout. Oxford Glossary. 
monostyle 2 (mon'o-stil), a. [< Gr. /iovof, single, 
+ ariiAof, pillar: see style 2 .] In arch., having 
or consisting of a single shaft: applied to me- 
dieval pillars, in contradistinction to polystyle. 
monostyloUS (mon'o-sti-lus), a. [As monostyle 
+ -ous.] In bot., having only one style. 
monosy (mon'o-si), a. [NL. (Morren, 1852), 
< Gr. pAviMts, singleness, < povovv, make single, 
< /i6vof, single: see monad.] In bot., an abnor- 
mal condition in which organs that are ordi- 
narily entire, or more or less united, have be- 
come split or disunited, as when a normally 
entire leaf becomes lobed or partite, it includes 
two kinds of abnormal isolation (a) when the separation 
is congenital (ademsy), and (ii) when it is the result of the 
separation of parts previously joined (dialysis). 
monosyllabic(mon"o-si-lab'ik).. [=F. motio- 
syllablque = Sp. monosildbico = Pg. monosylla- 
bico (cf. Sp. monosilabo = It. monosillabo, adj.), 
< L. monosyllabus, < Gr. fuwonvXkafioi;, of one 
syllable, monosyllabic : see monosyllable.] 1. 
Consisting of one syllable: as, a monosyllabic 
word. 2. Consisting of words of one sylla- 
ble: as, a monosyllabic verse Monosyllabic 
echo, an echo of such kind that separate monosyllables 
are distinctly heard. This requires that the reflecting 
surface be about 112 feet from the observer. See echo. 
monotheism 
monosyllabically (mon"o-si-lab'i-kal-i), aiir. 
In monosyllables ; with the use of monosyllables. 
monosyllabism (mon-o-sil'a-bizm), . [=F. 
nwnnsyllabisiite; asmonosi/Ub(le) + -ism.] 1. A 
predominance of monosyllables ; the exclusive 
use of monosyllables: as, the monosyllabism of 
Chinese. 2. The state of being monosyllabic ; 
the character of a monosyllable. 
monosyllable (mon'o-sil-a-bl), n. [For *niono- 
syllabe (as syllable for *s'iillal>e) = F. monosyl- 
labe = Sp. monosilabo = Pg. monosyllabo = It. 
monosillaba, a monosyllable, < L. monosylla- 
bus, < Gr. ftwoavUa/3of, of one syllable, < [iovos, 
single, + avM.aftii, syllable: see syllable.] A 
word of one syllable. 
She dealt in nothing but in monost/llaliles, as if to have 
spoken words of greater length would have cracked her 
voice. Dekker, Lanthorne and Candle -Light, i. 
monosyllable (mon'o-sil-a-bl), v. t.; pret. and 
pp. monosyllabled, ppr. monosyllabling. [< mon- 
osyllable, n.] To express in or reduce to one 
syllable. [Rare.] 
Nine tailors, if rightly spelled, 
Into one man are monasyllabled. Cleavelanii. 
monosyllogism (mon-o-sil'o-jizm), n. [< Gr. 
fj.6vo$, single, + E. syllogism.] A syllogism 
viewed as an isolated and independent whole. 
monosyllogistic (mon - o - sil - 6 - jis ' tik), a. [< 
monosyllog-ism + -istie.] Consisting of a single 
syllogism".- MonosyUoglstic proot See proof. 
monosymmetric (mon"o-si-met'rik), a. [< Gr. 
fiovoc, single, + E. symmetry + -ic.] In crys- 
tal., noting that system of crystallization in 
which there is but one plane of symmetry, the 
clinodiagonal plane : same as monoclinic. 
monosymmetrical (mon"o-si-met / ri-kal), a. 
[< Gr. [*6vof , single, + E. symmetric + -al.] Ii) bot., 
applied to flowers or other structures which 
can be bisected into similar halves in only one 
plane : synonymous with zygomorphotis. 
monota (mo-no'ta), . ; pi. monotce (-te). [NL.. 
< Gr. /i6vurof for /lovorarof, one-eared, < fi6vof, 
single, + ovf (UT-), ear, handle : see ear 1 .] A 
one-handled vase. 
Amphora with small monota beside it. 
B. V. Head, Historia Numorum, p. 521. 
monotelephone (mon-o-tel'e-fon), n. [< Gr. 
fj.6vog, single, + E. telephone.] A telephone 
adapted for transmitting or receiving a sound 
of definite pitch or frequency of vibration. 
monotelepnonic (mon-o-tel-e-fon'ik), a. [As 
monotelephone + -ic.] Adapted for transmit- 
ting one note or sound of definite pitch. 
monotessaron (mon-o-tes'a-ron), n. ; pi. mono- 
tessara (-ra). [NL., '< Gr. "fi6vof, single, + rta- 
aapec, four.] A Scriptural narrative prepared 
from a collation of the four evangelists ; a har- 
mony of the four gospels ; a diatessaron. 
monothalaman (mon-o-thal'a-man), a. and w. 
[< monothalam-ous + -an.] Same as monotlw- 
lamian. 
Monothalamia (mon"o-tha-la / mi-a), n. pi. 
[NL., < Gr. ft6vof, single. +' ddfapof, "chamber : 
see thalamus.] 1. A division of reticulate 
amoebiform protozoans, or Foraminifera, con- 
taining those whose test is single-chambered : 
opposed to Polythalamia. The term does not 
indicate any natural division of the foramini- 
fers. See cut under Foraminifera. 2. In 
conch., a division of Cephalopoda, containing 
those cephalopods whose shell is single-cham- 
bered, as the genus Argonauta. Lamarck. 
monothalamian (mon"o-tha-la'mi-an), a. and 
. [< Monothalamia + -.] I. "a. Single- 
chambered; unilocular; having but one com- 
partment: especially applied to Foraminifera 
of this character, in distinction from polytha- 
laniian. See cut under Foraminifera. 
II. n. An organism whose test or shell is 
unilocular or monothalarnous : said of cephalo- 
pods, and especially of foraminifers. 
Also monothalaman. 
monothalamous (mpu-o-thara-mus), a. [< Gr. 
juovof, single, + Ofaafief. chamber: see thala- 
BMW.J 1. In bot., single-chambered; having 
but one compartment; unilocular: applied to 
galls upon plants, and also rarely (as by Tuck- 
erman) to the apothecia of certain lichens. 
2. In entom., having but one cavity: applied 
to the nests or galls of insects when they have 
only a single chamber. 
monothecal (mon-o-the'kal). a. [< Gr. ftovof, 
single, + ft>iK>!, case, receptacle: see tneca.] 
In bot., having only one loculament or cell of 
the pericarp. 
monotheism (mon'o-the-izm), >i. [= F. n}im- 
theisme = Sp. monoteitmo = PR. n>tiothtisio = 
