| 释义 |
monact, a. and n.|mɒˈnækt|
[Shortened from monactine.]
a. adj. = next.
b. n. A sponge-spicule consisting of only one ray (Cent. Dict. 1890).
1885tr. F. E. Schulze in Rep. Sci. Results Voy. H.M.S. Challenger, Zool. XXI. 29 It seems to me, however, that those spicules, called by Carter ‘Clavulæ’..are really monacts. Ibid. 37 The derived nature of a monact spicule is in many cases determinable. |