Monas

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Monas \Mo"nas\, n. [NL. See {Monad}.] (Zool.)
     A genus of minute flagellate Infusoria of which there are
     many species, both free and attached. See Illust. under
     {Monad}.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  monas
       n : a singular metaphysical entity from which material
           properties are said to derive [syn: {monad}]