Monomor´phic, a. Of the same or essentially similar type of structure. Opposed to polymorphic.
Monoto´kous, a. Uniparous; laying a single egg.
Mon´ster, n. Any malformed animal.
Morphol´ogy, n. The science of form. The doctrine of the laws of form. Structure itself, considered as to its principles; e.g. the morphology of the odontoid process of the axis is centrum of the atlas, the morphological interpretation of the tibial condyles is tarsal ossicles. The segment called metatarsus is, morphologically, tarso-metatarsus. Homology rests upon morphology; analogy is generally predicable upon teleology.
Mor´sus Diabol´icus, n. An epithet of the infundibuliform orifice of the oviduct which takes in the ova.
Mucip´arous, a. Producing mucus.
Mu´cous Mem´brane, n. Lining of the alimentary and other interior tracts of the body, secreting mucus.
Mu´cro, n. A sharp spine.
Mu´cronate, a. Spine-tipped, as the tail of a swift.
Mu´cus, n. Peculiar secretion of the mucous membrane.