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monerula

monerula noun: a germ in that stage of development in which its form is simply a non-nucleated mass of protoplasm.

Noun

monerula

  1. A germ in that stage of development in which its form is simply a non-nucleated mass of protoplasm.
    • The Monerula, as we may call this egg-cytod without a kernel, repeats then, according to the biogenetic principle1883, Ernst Haeckel, The History of Creation

Origin of monerula

From New Latin monerula, diminutive of moner. So called from its likeness to a moner.

Questions about monerula

What does monerula mean?
Monerula means a germ in that stage of development in which its form is simply a non-nucleated mass of protoplasm.
What part of speech is monerula?
Monerula is a noun.

Words near monerula in the dictionary

  1. moneric
  2. moneroid
  3. moneron
  4. monerons
  5. moners
  6. monerula
  7. mones
  8. Moneses
  9. monesia
  10. monesin
  11. Monessen

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