monoic, a. Zool. rare.
(məˈnɔɪk)
[ad. mod.L. monoica (neut. pl., De Blainville 1825), a. Gr. type *µόνοικος: see Monœcia.]
= monœcious 2.
| 1856 Mayne Expos. Lex., Monoïcus...Zool. Applied by Blainville to a sub-Class (Monoïca, nom. pl. n.) of the Paracephalophora, comprehending those which have the sexes distinct, but in the same individual: monoic. 1882 Entom. Mag. Mar. 226 The..evolution of monoic insects. |