monerula Meaning, Definition & Usage

Mo*ner"u*la noun

Etymology

NL., dim. of moner. See Monera.

Definitions

1. (Biol.) A germ in that stage of development in which its form is simply that of a non-nucleated mass of protoplasm. It precedes the one-celled germ. So called from its likeness to a moner. Haeckel.