ˈmōˌnas, ˈmäˌ- noun
Etymology: Late Latin & Greek; Late Latin, from Greek — more at monad
1. plural mon·a·des ˈmänəˌdēz : monad
2. capitalized
[New Latin, from Late Latin, unit, monad]
: a genus of small aquatic flagellates that is the type of the family Monadidae