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  • proper noun historical A former taxonomic kingdom, within domain Prokaryota - the bacteria, blue-green algae and archebacteria,

Etymologies

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Ancient Greek μονήρης (monērēs, "single, solitary")

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Examples

  • In approaching, now, the difficult task of establishing the evolutionary succession of these thirty ancestors of humanity since the beginning of life, and in venturing to lift the veil that covers the earliest secrets of the earth's history, we must undoubtedly look for the first living things among the wonderful organisms that we call the Monera; they are the simplest organisms known to us -- in fact, the simplest we can conceive.

    The Evolution of Man — Volume 2 Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel 1876

  • Haekel says of the Monera: "The Monera are the simplest permanent cytods.

    A Series of Lessons in Gnani Yoga William Walker Atkinson 1897

  • Alaa Badarneh/European Pressphoto Agency Palestinian Monera Amer opened the gate to her house near the West Bank village of Masha; the Jewish settlement of Qana is directly across the road.

    In Israel, Dancing at Deadline 2010

  • This morning I found an email and this blog post on Sphere Related Content from Marissa Monera, the author of female-gamer. com.

    NYT’Sphere Link Love « Sphere Blog 2007

  • The Creator must have created the first organism, or a few organisms, from which all others are derived, and as such he must have created the simplest Monera, or primeval cytods, and given them the capability of developing further in a mechanical way.

    2006 June - Telic Thoughts 2006

  • The Creator must have created the first organism, or a few organisms, from which all others are derived, and as such he must have created the simplest Monera, or primeval cytods, and given them the capability of developing further in a mechanical way.

    When Mixing Science and Theology is OK 2005

  • Table 5.3, by the way, asserts the the five-kingdom model of Plants, Animals, Protists, Fungi, and Monera is the “system predominantly used today” p.

    ACSI v. Stearns, aka Wendell Bird vs. UC - The Panda's Thumb 2007

  • Table 5.3, by the way, asserts the the five-kingdom model of Plants, Animals, Protists, Fungi, and Monera is the “system predominantly used today” p.

    ACSI v. Stearns, aka Wendell Bird vs. UC - The Panda's Thumb 2007

  • Monera morphology mutagen mutations natural selection neurotransmitter nitrogen fixing nitrogenous wastes nucleic acids nucleotides nucleus omnivore opposable thumb order organ organelles organic compounds organic molecules

    21. Life Sciences 2002

  • The kingdom of Monera or Prokaryotae is composed of single-celled prokaryotes.

    prokaryotes 2002

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