m 3 o 1 n 1 o 1 s 1
5 letters · 7 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun an acute disease characterized by fever and swollen lymph nodes and an abnormal increase of mononuclear leucocytes or monocytes in the bloodstream; not highly contagious; some believe it can be transm
originDerived from the plural form of Spanish mono (“monkey”). The island formerly housed Guyanan red howlers (“Alouatta macconnelli”).
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