Monozoic — Monozoa Mon o*zo a, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. mo nos single + zo^,on an animal.] (Zo[ o]l.) A division of Radiolaria; called also {Monocyttaria}. {Mon o*zo ic}, a. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
monozoic — adj. [Gr. monos, one; zoon, animal] (PLATYHELMINTHES: Cestoda) Non strobilated cestodes … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
monozoic — Unisegmented, as in cestodarian tapeworms. See polyzoic. * * * mono·zo·ic zō ik adj MONOZOOTIC … Medical dictionary
monozoic — mono·zo·ic … English syllables
monozoic — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ at mono +|zōik adjective Etymology: mon + zoic 1. : monozootic 2. of a spore : producing one sporozoite … Useful english dictionary
Cestodaria — A subclass of the class Cestoidea, containing tapeworms that lack a scolex and are unsegmented (monozoic), in contrast to the typical tapeworms in the subclass Cestoda; larvae of c. (called lycophora) characteristically have 10 hooklets rather… … Medical dictionary
polyzoic — Segmented body form, as in the higher tapeworms, subclass Cestoda. SEE ALSO: strobila, monozoic … Medical dictionary
strobila — A chain of segments, less the scolex and unsegmented neck portion, of a tapeworm; in the monozoic tapeworms (subclass Cestodaria and some members of the subclass Cestoda), it may consist of a single proglottid. [G. stobile, a twist of lint] * * * … Medical dictionary
dizoic — (ˈ)dī|zōik adjective Etymology: di + zoic : having two young used of a sporocyst containing two sporozoites * * * dizoic, a. Zool. (daɪˈzəʊɪk) [f. Gr. δι , di 2 + ζῷον animal + ic.] Producing two young; applied to a spore producing two… … Useful english dictionary
monozoan — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|zōən adjective Etymology: New Latin Monozoa + English an : of or relating to the Cestodaria * * * monoˈzoan, a. Zool. [Formed as next + an.] = monozoic 1. in Century Dict … Useful english dictionary