monocellular

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adjective

Of one cell; unicellular.

Similar
single-celledunicelledunicellular
Opposite
multicelledmulticellularpluricellular
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Meanings

adjectivemonocellular (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf one cell; unicellular.

    In Spore the player guides a species from primordial monocellular ooze through the various stages of evolution: onto land, into tribes, civilizations and finally interstellar colonization.

    2009 July 2, Seth Schiesel, “Role Playing at Warp Speed in a Galaxy Darwin Never Imagined”, in New York Times

    Synonyms: single-celled, unicelled, unicellular · Antonyms: multicelled, multicellular, pluricellular

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf one cell; unicellular.

Similar
single-celledunicelledunicellular
Opposite
multicelledmulticellularpluricellular
Also see
single-celledunicellularunicompartmental

Origin

From mono- + cellular.

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Cite this entry
APA

monocellular. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monocellular

MLA

“monocellular.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monocellular. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monocellular,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monocellular.

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