moneron

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moneron - organisms that typically reproduce by asexual budding or fission and whose nutritional mode is absorption or photosynthesis or chemosynthesis

moneran

microorganism, micro-organism - any organism of microscopic size

kingdom Monera, kingdom Prokaryotae, Monera, Prokayotae - prokaryotic bacteria and blue-green algae and various primitive pathogens; because of lack of consensus on how to divide the organisms into phyla informal names are used for the major divisions

archaebacteria, archaebacterium, archaeobacteria, archeobacteria - considered ancient life forms that evolved separately from bacteria and blue-green algae

eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria - a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella

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The Soviets' radar told them, however, that the plane had descended to 16,424 feet and was flying a spiral pattern over Moneron Island, in the Tartar Strait 24 miles west of Sakhalin Island.

Thirty years later what became of KAL 007: thirty years ago the Soviets mortally wounded a passenger jet that carried Congressman Larry McDonald. The Soviets claimed that everyone died, but there's always been doubt

Chromosome numbers of selected vascular plant species from Sakhalin, Moneron and the Kurile Islands.

A survey of karyological phenomena in the Juncaceae with emphasis on chromosome number variation and evolution

In the news KOREAN Air Lines Flight 007 is shot down by a Soviet Union Su-15 interceptor near Moneron Island when the commercial aircraft enters Soviet airspace.