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A small, handsome, long-tailed West American monkey (Cercopithecus mona). The body is dark olive, with a spot of white on the haunches.

Of or pertaining to monks or a monastic life; monastic.

The system and influences of a monastic life; monasticism.

Having one hydrogen atom replaceable by a negative or acid atom or radical; capable of neutralizing a monobasic acid; -- said of bases, and of certain metals.

One of the smallest flangellate Infusoria; esp., the species of the genus Monas, and allied genera.

The Infusoria.

A Linnæan class of plants having the stamens united into a tube, or ring, by the filaments, as in the Mallow family.

Of or pertaining to the Monadelphia; having the stamens united in one body by the filaments.

Of, pertaining to, or like, a monad, in any of its senses. See Monad, n. Dr. H. More.

Having the form of a monad; resembling a monad in having one or more filaments of vibratile protoplasm; as, monadiform young.

The doctrine or theory of monads.

Any Asiatic pheasant of the genus Lophophorus, as the Impeyan pheasant.

An amido compound with only one amido group.

A basic compound containing one amido group; as, methyl amine is a monamine.

One of the Monandria.

A Linnæan class of plants embracing those having but a single stamen.

Same as Monandrous.

Of or pertaining to monandry; practicing monandry as a system of marriage.

Of or pertaining to the monandria; having but one stamen.

The possession by a woman of only one husband at the same time; -- contrasted with polyandry.