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monadine, a. and n.|ˈmɒnədɪn| [ad. mod. L. monadīnus (Ehrenberg), f. monad- monad.] a. adj. Of or pertaining to the monads or Flagellata. b. n. A protozoon belonging to this class.
1847–9R. Jones Polygastria in Todd's Cycl. Anat. IV. 7/2 The..group of animalcules belonging to the Monadine type. Ibid. 9/2 A proboscidiform mouth similar to that possessed by the Monadines of Volvox. 1881Carpenter Microsc. & Rev. (ed. 6) §418 Monadine forms. So monaˈdinic a., of or belonging to the monadine family.
1885Cunningham in Sci. Mem. Med. Officers India i. 11 Crowded with infusorial, monadinic, and schizomycete forms. Ibid. 29 The development..of some Monadinic organism. |