Monas

See also: monas and moñas

Translingual

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Etymology

From Latin monas, from Ancient Greek μονάς (monás, “solitary, unit”).

Proper noun

Monas f

1. (obsolete) A grouping of mostly single-cell organisms, often called monads, that have mostly been reassigned to numerous phyla.
2. (among east Asian taxonomists) A taxonomic genus within the family Chromulinaceae – certain protists.

Usage notes

• The genus remains polyphyletic, likely containing three to five distinct lineages.

Synonyms

• Spumella (among European and other taxonomists)

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Chromista – kingdom; Harosa – subkingdom; Halvaria – infrakingdom; Heterokonta – superphylum; Ochrophyta – phylum; Chrysophyceae – class; Chromulinales – order; Chromulinaceae – family

Related terms

• Azomonas
• Comamonas
• Luteimonas
• Oblitimonas
• Paucimonas
• Pseudomonas
• Pseudoxanthomonas
• Rugamonas
• Silanimonas
• Stenotrophomonas
• Thermomonas
• Thiopseudomonas
• Ventosimonas
• Xanthomonas

References

• “Monas”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• Monas (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Monas on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Monas on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Indonesian

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Monas

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmo.nas/, [ˈmo.nas]
• Hyphenation: mon‧nas

Proper noun

Monas

1. abbreviation of Monumen Nasional (“National Monument”), a monument built to commemorate the martyrs who sacrificed their lives during Indonesia's struggle for Independence

Further reading

• “Monas”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Swedish

Proper noun

Monas

1. genitive of Mona

Anagrams

• Omans, somna