monerula
English
Etymology
New Latin , diminutive of moner. So called from its likeness to a moner.
Noun
monerula
- (biology) A germ in that stage of development in which its form is simply a non-nucleated mass of protoplasm.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Haeckel to this entry?)
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for monerula in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)