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Monas

noun

in former classifications
: a genus of small single or colonial aquatic flagellates (order Chromulinales) that often have one long primary flagellum and two shorter secondary ones

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“Monas.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/Monas. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.

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