† monadiformadj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: monad n., -iform comb. form.

Etymology: < monad n. + -iform comb. form. N.E.D. (1907) gives the pronunciation as (mǫnæ·difǫɹm) /mɒˈnædɪfɔːm/.

Biology. Obsolete.

Having the form of a monad (monad n. 3).

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the world > animals > invertebrates > protozoa > class Flagellata or Mastigophora > subclass Flagellidia > [adjective] > of or belonging to Monadida > of or belonging to family Monadidae > having form of a monad

monadiform1849

1849 R. Owen Parthenogenesis 19 A ciliated monadiform animalcule.

1862 G. Kearley Links in Chain i. 9 The Gonium pectorale, commonly called the High Priest's Breast-plate..consists of a combination of sixteen monadiform bodies, disposed regularly in a four-cornered tablet.

1877 T. H. Huxley Man. Anat. Invertebrated Animals ii. 96 In Bicosœca..a fixed monadiform body is enclosed within a structureless and transparent calyx.

1885 Encycl. Brit. XIX. 837/2 A very large number of Gymnomyxa produce spores which are termed ‘monadiform’, that is, have a single or sometimes two filaments of vibratile protoplasm extended from their otherwise structureless bodies.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	monadiform
释义	† monadiformadj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: monad n., -iform comb. form. Etymology: < monad n. + -iform comb. form. N.E.D. (1907) gives the pronunciation as (mǫnæ·difǫɹm) /mɒˈnædɪfɔːm/. Biology. Obsolete. Having the form of a monad (monad n. 3). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > protozoa > class Flagellata or Mastigophora > subclass Flagellidia > [adjective] > of or belonging to Monadida > of or belonging to family Monadidae > having form of a monad monadiform1849 1849 R. Owen Parthenogenesis 19 A ciliated monadiform animalcule. 1862 G. Kearley Links in Chain i. 9 The Gonium pectorale, commonly called the High Priest's Breast-plate..consists of a combination of sixteen monadiform bodies, disposed regularly in a four-cornered tablet. 1877 T. H. Huxley Man. Anat. Invertebrated Animals ii. 96 In Bicosœca..a fixed monadiform body is enclosed within a structureless and transparent calyx. 1885 Encycl. Brit. XIX. 837/2 A very large number of Gymnomyxa produce spores which are termed ‘monadiform’, that is, have a single or sometimes two filaments of vibratile protoplasm extended from their otherwise structureless bodies. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < adj.1849
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