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Monera
n.
biological kingdom that is made up of single-celled organisms without real nuclei, lowest level of rhizopods
Monera
Monera (
Greek - μονήρης (monḗrēs), "single", "solitary") ( ) was a
kingdom that contained unicellular organisms with a
prokaryotic cell organization (having no
nuclear membrane), such as bacteria. The taxon Monera was first proposed as a phylum by
Ernst Haeckel in 1866. Subsequently, the phylum was elevated to the rank of kingdom in 1925 by
Édouard Chatton. The last commonly accepted mega-classification with the taxon Monera was the
five-kingdom classification system established by
Robert Whittaker in 1969.
Monera
Noun
1. prokaryotic bacteria and blue-green algae and various primitive pathogens; because of lack of consensus on how to divide the organisms into phyla informal names are used for the major divisions
(synonym) kingdom Monera
(hypernym) kingdom
(member-meronym) moneran, moneron
Monera
(pl. )
of Moneron
(n. pl.)
The lowest division of rhizopods, including those which resemble the amoebas, but are destitute of a nucleus.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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Monera
Monera, Moneron [from Greek moneres single] Coined by Haeckel for a group of unicellular organisms, without nucleus and multiplying by fission. Supposed to be neither animal nor vegetable but the root of both, the point at which "organic" life first appears from the minerals. Some of Haeckel's elementary organisms have since proved to be merely chemical.
Often used in the SD to denote a primordial particle of organic life, just as atom and molecule may be used for inorganic matter. Organic or inorganic do not signify living or nonliving, but merely entities or particles without organs even of the most primitive type. All matter, whether organized or in its so-called inorganic forms, is filled with life or vitality, each entity possessing life of its own type and therefore being as fully vitalized in its own sphere as are the most highly organized entities.
