monocyttarians
plural of monocyttarian

monogenism
The theory that humankind has a common origin, or constitutes a single species.

monogonont
Any rotifer of the subclass Monogononta.

monogononts
plural of monogonont

monograptid
Any graptolite of the family Monograptidae.

monograptide
Alternative form of monograptid.

monograptides
plural of monograptide

monograptids
plural of monograptid

monohybrid
A hybrid between two species that only have a difference of one gene.

monohybrids
plural of monohybrid

monophyla
plural of monophylum

monophylum
A hierarchical group of organisms including an ancestor species and all its descendants

monophyly
In cladistics, the condition of being monophyletic, of including all descendants from a given ancestral species.

monopneumonians
plural of monopneumonian

monorace
A species as a whole without hyponymous groupings.

monorchiid
Any nematode of suborder Monorchiata

monorchiids
plural of monorchiid

monosporangia
plural of monosporangium

monosporangium
A sporangium that has monospores

monostand
A group of plants (typically grasses) of the same species growing together in the same place in the absence of other species

monostands
plural of monostand

mopaliid
Any chiton in the family Mopaliidae.

mopaliids
plural of mopaliid

moringuid
Any in the family Moringuidae of eels.

moringuids
plural of moringuid

mormin
A flavone, C₂₅H₂₄O₈, found in e.g. certain Morus species.

mormyroid
Any freshwater elephantfish (family Mormyridae).

mormyroids
plural of mormyroid

moronid
Any in the family Moronidae of temperate basses.

moronids
plural of moronid

morphant
Any organism that has been treated with a morpholino to alter the expression of a gene

morphants
plural of morphant

morphoanatomy
The study of anatomical forms and structures with emphasis on characteristics useful in distinguishing the species.

morphocline
A series of morphological transformations that occurs during the evolution of a species

morphoclines
plural of morphocline

morphogroup
Any of a group of organisms that have similar morphology (but may not be taxonomically related)

morphogroups
plural of morphogroup

morphome
The totality of morphological features of a species.

morphomes
plural of morphome

morphomics
The identification of the totality of the morphological features of a species.

morphospecies
A species distinguished from others only by its morphology.

moumouvirus
A mimivirus of the genus Moumouvirus

moumouviruses
plural of moumouvirus

moxa
A woolly material obtained from the dried leaves of an Asian species of mugwort, such as Artemisia argyi, as used in moxibustion.
Any other substance used in moxibustion.

moxas
plural of moxa

mugiliform
Any mullet of the order Mugiliformes

mugiliforms
plural of mugiliform

multialgebras
plural of multialgebra

multiregionalism
The hypothesis that humans first arose near the beginning of the Pleistocene, two million years ago, and subsequent human evolution has been within a single, continuous human species.

muscarinism
mycetism by mushrooms of the species Amanita muscaria

mutualism
Any interaction between two species that benefits both; typically involves the exchange of substances or services.
An economic theory and anarchist school of thought that advocates a society where each person might possess a means of production, either individually or collectively, with trade representing equivalent amounts of labor in the free market.

mutualisms
plural of mutualism

myceliation
The development of mycelium.

mycetocyte
Synonym of bacteriocyte.

mycetocytes
plural of mycetocyte

mycetophage
Alternative form of mycophage.

mycetophages
plural of mycetophage

mycoalphavirus
Any alphavirus of the genus Mycoalphavirus

mycoalphaviruses
plural of mycoalphavirus

mycophage
Any organism that eats fungus.

mycophages
plural of mycophage

mycoplankton
Any plankton composed of phytoplankton associated with fungi or yeasts

mycoplasma
Any infectious bacterium of the genus Mycoplasma, often specifically Mycoplasma pneumoniae

mycoplasmas
plural of mycoplasma

mycoplasmata
plural of mycoplasma

myliobatiform
Any batoid of the order Myliobatiformes

myliobatiforms
plural of myliobatiform

mylodontid
Any ground sloth in the family Mylodontidae.

mylodontids
plural of mylodontid

myriapod
Any arthropod (such as centipedes and millipedes) of the subphylum Myriapoda.

myriapods
plural of myriapod

myriopod
Alternative form of myriapod.

myriopods
plural of myriopod

myrmecolacid
Any strepsipteran in the family Myrmecolacidae.

myrmecolacids
plural of myrmecolacid

myrmecomorph
Any organism that mimics an ant.

myrmecomorphs
plural of myrmecomorph

myrmecophagid
Any anteater in the family Myrmecophagidae

myrmecophagids
plural of myrmecophagid

myxobacteria
plural of myxobacterium

myxobacterium
Any of many gram-negative, rod-shaped bacteria, of the phylum Myxobacteria, that form colonies of slime.

myxobolid
Any myxozoan in the family Myxobolidae

myxobolids
plural of myxobolid

myxochromide
Any of a group of cyclic depsipeptides present in bacteria of the genus Myxococcus

myxochromides
plural of myxochromide

myxomycete
Any protozoan of the phylum Myxomycota; the slime molds.

myxomycetes
plural of myxomycete

myxospore
Any of many microscopic parasites of the class Myxosporea.

myxospores
plural of myxospore

nabee
Synonym of bikh (“plant poison”).

nacellid
Any limpet in the family Nacellidae.

nacellids
plural of nacellid

namu
A sandfly of the genus Austrosimulium.

nanaerobe
Any organism that thrives in a nanomolar concentration of oxygen

nanaerobes
plural of nanaerobe

nanaloricid
Any loriciferan of the family Nanaloricidae

nanaloricids
plural of nanaloricid

nandid
Any leaffish in the family Nandidae.

nandids
plural of nandid

nannosquillid
Any stomatopod in the family Nannosquillidae.

nannosquillids
plural of nannosquillid

nanoarchaeon
Alternative form of nanoarchaeote.

nanoarchaeons
plural of nanoarchaeon

nanoarchaeote
Any microorganism of the phylum Nanoarchaeota

nanoarchaeotes
plural of nanoarchaeote

nanobacteria
plural of nanobacterium

nanobacterium
Any supposed microorganism much smaller than a bacterium.

narcomedusa
Any of the Narcomedusae, an order of hydrozoans in the subclass Trachylinae.

narcomedusae
plural of narcomedusa

nassellarian
Any radiolarian of the order Nassellaria.

nassellarians
plural of nassellarian

nastin
A fat extracted from the microbe involved in leprosy, formerly believed to be useful in treating the condition.

naticid
Any the family Naticidae of gastropods.

naticids
plural of naticid

nativehen
Any member of genus Tribonyx of rails, of Australia.

nativehens
plural of nativehen

neanurid
Any springtail of the family Neanuridae.

neanurids
plural of neanurid

nebraskensis
A subspecies of Clavibacter michiganensis that causes wilt and leaf blight in maize.

necromass
The mass of dead timber in a forest, dead bacteria etc.

necromasses
plural of necromass

necrotaulid
Any caddisfly of the family Necrotauliidae.

necrotaulids
plural of necrotaulid

nectomonad
A free-swimming form of some promastigote flagellates

nectomonads
plural of nectomonad

neisseria
Any of several Gram-negative bacteria of the genus Neisseria.

neisseriae
plural of neisseria

neisserias
plural of neisseria

nemacheilid
Any stone loach of the family Nemacheilidae

nemacheilids
plural of nemacheilid

nemastomatid
Any harvestman of the family Nemastomatidae.

nemastomatids
plural of nemastomatid

nemathelminth
Any nematode worm.

nemathelminths
plural of nemathelminth

nematistiid
Any in the family Nematistiidae of roosterfish.

nematistiids
plural of nematistiid

nematogen
One of the dimorphic forms of the species of Dicyema, which produce vermiform embryos; opposed to rhombogen.
Any nematic mesogen.

nematogene
Alternative spelling of nematogen.

nematogenes
plural of nematogene

nematogens
plural of nematogen

nemertodermatid
Any acoelomorph in the family Nemertodermatidae.