monaxonidadj.n.
/mɒnˈaksənɪd/, U.S. /mənˈæksənᵻd/ Zoology.
A. adj.
Of, relating to, or designating sponges of the order Monaxonida (class Desmospongiae), characterized by monaxon spicules. Of a sponge spicule: = monaxon adj.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Parazoa > phylum Porifera > class Demospongiae > [adjective] > belonging to order Monaxonida
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the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Parazoa > phylum Porifera > [adjective] > relating to a sponge > of parts of sponge > having one axis
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1885 Rep. Sci. Results Voy. H.M.S. Challenger: Narr. I. ii. 569 Numerous Monaxonid sponges were obtained.
1887 Encycl. Brit. XXII. 422/1 The scleres are moulded on a Monaxonid base.
1946 H. Woods Palæontol. Invertebr. (ed. 8) 43 A large number of Monaxonid sponges are still living.
1978 P. R. Bergquist Sponges v. 168 The megascleres in this group are always monaxonid.
1995 Biol. Jrnl. Linn. Soc. 55 2 It has also been suggested that many monaxonid groups may never have been related to the tetraxonid assemblage.
B. n.
A monaxonid sponge.
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1887 Encycl. Brit. 427/2 The Choristida..are commoner than the Monaxonids.
1940 L. H. Hyman Invertebrates I. vi. 343 The monaxonids exhibit a range of coloration, and most of the red or orange sponges fall into this group.
1946 H. Woods Palæontol. Invertebr. (ed. 8) 43 The Tetraxonids, like the Monaxonids, are seldom preserved in anything like a perfect condition as fossils.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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