Monopneumona

plural noun

Mono·​pneu·​mo·​na

variants or less commonly Monopneumones

-ˌnēz

in some classifications

: an order including the genus Ceratodus

monopneumonian

¦⸗⸗⸗¦mōnēən

adjective or noun

monopneumonous

¦⸗⸗¦n(y)ümənəs

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from mon- + -pneumona (from Greek pneumon-, pneumōn lungs)

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