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Monera

Monera

1 9.9
Single cells that do not have a nucleus, like bacteria
  • noun
  • /məˈnɪrə/
  • Archaic
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  • 19 Monera Nahedh, "The Sedentarization of a Bedouin Community in Saudi Arabia," PhD thesis, University of Leeds, 1989, pp. 26-40, 219-30.
  • Monera kingdom

Examples

  • Although he briefly discussed the kingdom Monera, Keeton stuck closely to the traditional taxonomic system of plants and animals.

    Academic text (2012)

  • The prokaryotic kingdom Monera now joined the kingdoms Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia in the final version of Whittaker's system. Whittaker justified adding the new kingdom Monera to his system for several reasons.

    Academic text (2012)

  • The prokaryotic kingdom Monera now joined the kingdoms Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia in the final version of Whittaker's system. Whittaker justified adding the new kingdom Monera to his system for several reasons.

    Academic text (2012)

  • Many microscopic organisms, including bacteria, are classified under the kingdom Monera.

  • The kingdom Monera includes prokaryotic organisms that lack a nucleus.

  • In biological classification, Monera refers to the group of single-celled organisms, primarily bacteria.

Synonyms

Prokayotae
vsMonera
  • Archaic
9.9

A group of tiny living things like bacteria whose cells have no nucleus

notes these organisms are now split into two modern domains
kingdom Prokaryotae
vsMonera
  • Archaic
8.8

A former group of single-celled living things without a nucleus, like bacteria

emphasizes modern reclassification into bacterial and archaeal groups
kingdom Monera
vsMonera
  • Archaic
9.1

Very small simple living things like bacteria that have no nucleus in their cells

focuses instead on their modern division into two domains

Compounds

kingdom Monera
  • Archaic
9.1

Very small simple living things like bacteria that have no nucleus in their cells

Surface Forms

Monera singular
Moneras plural

Etymology

Monera comes from the Greek root mono-, which means 'one' or 'single' and appears in words like monarch and monologue. It was used for a kingdom of life made of 'single-celled' organisms, so the name helps you remember these creatures are made of just one cell rather than many.