Momotus Momotus is a genus of the motmots, a family of tropical near passerine birds. The genus has three species: * Russet-crowned Motmot, Momotus mexicanus * Blue-crowned Motmot, Momotus momota * Highland Motmot, Momotus aequatorialis These are birds of dense forests in the tropical New World with soft plumage, which is green on the back becoming blue on the flight feathers and the long tails.
	Monaco The Principality of Monaco , more commonly known as Monaco, is a constitutional monarchy and city-state in Western Europe located along the French Riviera between the Mediterranean Sea and France . Affluent Monaco is one of the five European microstates. Monaco is the List of countries by population density in the world and the world's second-smallest independent country with a population of just 32,410 and an area of 1.95 square kilometers .
	Monaco-Ville Monaco-Ville is the original fortified town of Monaco. The Prince's Palace of Monaco, Saint Nicholas Cathedral, and the Oceanographic Museum are located in this quarter. Monaco-Ville is located at 4344'15" North, 724'55" East. Its population is estimated at 1,151 residents.
	Monad Monad, Latin for unit, comes from the Greek word monos or ????, and may refer to: *Monad, as a symbol of God or "totality" is known in several philosophical circles: **Monism, the metaphysical and theological view that all is of one essence **Monadology, a view of monads by Gottfried Leibniz
	Monal A Monal is a bird of genus Lophophorus of the Pheasant family, Phasianidae. There are three species and several sub-species within the genus Lophophorus. The three species are: *Himalayan Monal Lophophorus impejanus *Sclater's Monal Lophophorus sclateri *Chinese Monal Lophophorus lhuysii
	Monarch butterfly The Monarch butterfly is a well-known North American butterfly. Since the 19th century, it is also found in Australia and New Zealand where it is also known as the Wanderer Butterfly. In Europe it is resident in the Canary Islands and Madeira, and is found as a migrant in the Azores, Portugal and Spain.
	Monarchy A monarchy, from the Greek language ????, "one," and Archon, "to rule", is a form of government that has a Monarch as Head of State. A distinguishing characteristic of most monarchies is that the Monarch usually reigns as Head of State for life; in a republic, the Head of State is normally Election for a certain amount of time.
	Monarda Monarda is a genus consisting of roughly 16 species of erect, herbaceous annual or perennial plants in the Lamiaceae, indigenous to North America. Ranging in vertical size from 1 to 3 feet, the plants have an equal spread, with slender and long-tapering leaves; the leaves are opposite on stem, smooth to nearly hairy, lightly serrated margins, and range from 3 to 6 inches long.
	Monarda didyma Monarda didyma is an aromatic herb in the family Lamiaceae, native to eastern North America from Maine west to Ohio and south to northern Georgia. Its name is derived from its odor which is considered similar to that of the bergamot orange. The binomial nomenclature comes from Nicolas Monardes, who described the first American flora in 1569.
	Monastery Monastery, a term derived from the Greek language word ??ast????? monasterion, denotes the habitation-and-workplace of a community of monks or nuns. Buddhist monasteries are called Vihara . Roman Catholicism monasteries are also called abbey, priory, charterhouse, friary, and preceptory, while the habitation of nun can also be called a convent.
	Monasticism Monasticism is the religious practice of renouncing all worldly pursuits in order to fully devote one's life to spiritual work. Many religions have monastic elements, including Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and Jainism, though the expressions differ considerably.
	Monaural *MiniDisc *Compact disc *Most VCR formats *FM radio and AM radio radio broadcasting Although there are some common practices between manufacturers, no monaural standard exists for: *8-track cartridge *Compact audio cassette
	Monazite In geology, the mineral monazite is a reddish-brown phosphate containing rare earth metals and an important source of thorium, lanthanum, and cerium. It occurs usually in small isolated crystals. There are actually at least four different kinds of monazite, depending on relative elemental composition of the mineral:
	Monera Monera is an obsolete kingdom that comprised most living things with a prokaryote cell organization . For this reason the kingdom was sometimes called prokaryote. Prior to its creation these were treated as two separate divisions of plants: the Schizomycetes or bacterium, considered fungi, and the Cyanophyta or blue-green algae.
	Money Economics offers various definitions for money, though it is now commonly considered to be any good or token that functions as a medium of exchange, store of value, and unit of account. Some authors explicitly require money to be a standard of deferred payment, too . In common usage, money refers more specifically to currency, particularly the many list of circulating currencies with legal tender status; deposit accounts denominated in such currencies are also considered part
	Money box A money box is a storage container for coins, typically used by children to teach them leasons in saving. Some boxes have locks or need to be broken to allow the money to be removed, while others have keys or other locking mechnism meaning a parent has control on when it can be opened. The typical sort of money box is a Piggy bank, a plastic, steel or porcelain pig shaped container.
	Money supply Money supply, a macroeconomics concept, is the quantity of money available within the economy to purchase goods, services, and security.
	Moneyer A moneyer is someone who physically creates money. Moneyers have a long tradition, dating back at least to ancient Greece. They became most prominent, however, in the Roman Empire. In the early times of the republic, there are few records of any officers who were charged with the superintendence of the mint, and there is little respecting the introduction of such officers apart from a very vague statement from Sextus Pomponius..
	Mongolia Mongolia is a landlocked country located in East Asia. Mongolia is also sometimes classified as being a part of Central Asia, depending on the definition used. It is bordered by Russia to the north and the People's Republic of China to the south. Its capital and largest city is Ulaanbaatar.
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	Mongols Mongols are an ethnic group that originated in what is now Mongolia, Russia, and China or more specifically on the Central Asian plateau north of the Gobi desert and south of Siberia. They currently number about 10 million and speak the Mongol language. There are approximately 2.7 million Mongols in Mongolia, five million Mongols living in Inner Mongolia, China and one million Mongols live in Russia.
	Mongoose A mongoose is any member of the Herpestidae family of small, vaguely cat-like carnivores. Mongooses are found in Asia, Africa, the Caribbean, and southern Europe. There are more than thirty species, ranging between one and four feet in length. Mongooses are mostly carnivores, feeding on insects, crabs, earthworms, lizards, snakes, rodents, and other small creatures.
	Monica Seles Monica Seles is a Yugoslavian-born former List of WTA number 1 ranked players tennis player. During her career, Seles won nine Grand Slam singles titles and became the youngest-ever champion at the French Open in 1990. She was the dominant player in the women's game during 1991 and 1992, but was forced out of the sport in 1993 following an on-court attack in which she was stabbed in the back by a spectator.
	Monism Monism is the metaphysics and theological view that all is of one essential essence, principle, matter or energy. Monism is to be distinguished from dualism , which holds that ultimately there are two kinds of substance, and from pluralism , which holds that ultimately there are many kinds of substance.
	Monitor The word monitor is a Latin term for warner or suggester. The many uses of the word are listed below.
	Monitor lizard Monitor lizards are the family Varanidae, a group of lizards which includes the largest living lizard, the Komodo Dragon. Varanidae contains only a single genus: Varanus. In Australia monitor lizards are known as goannas.
	Monk A monk is a person who practices asceticism, the conditioning of mind and body in favor of the spirit. The concept is very ancient and can be seen in many religions. The term monk comes from the Greek language monachos, commonly translated as a solitary person. In the Greek language, the term can apply to men or women, but in English, it usually applies only to men, while nun is more commonly used to refer to female monastics.
	Monkey A monkey is a member of either of two of the three groupings of simian primates. These three groupings are the New World monkeys, the Old World monkeys, and the apes. The New World monkeys are classified within the parvorder Platyrrhini, whereas the Old World monkeys form part of the parvorder Catarrhini, which also includes the apes.
	Monkey wrench For other uses of this term, see Monkey wrench. The Monkey Wrench is an adjustable wrench which is rarely used today. Its use has generally been replaced by the Adjustable spanner, which has a compact head and so is more easily used in confined places.
	Monkfish Monkfish is the common name of a number of different species of fish. Most of the fish referred to as monkfish belong to the genus Lophius, in the goosefish family Lophiidae. They are also known as anglerfish, and this name is more often used scientifically; "monkfish" being the preferred name when the fish is used as food.
	Monoamine oxidase Monoamine oxidases are enzymes that catalysis the oxidation of monoamines. They are found bound to the outer membrane of mitochondria in most cell types in the body. In humans there are two types of MAO: MAO-A and MAO-B. Both are found in neurons and astroglia; MAO-A is also found in the liver, gastrointestinal tract and placenta.
	Monochrome Monochrome comes from the two Greek language words mono, and chroma. A monochromatic object has a single color. In physics, the word is used more generally to refer to electromagnetic radiation of a single wavelength. In the physical sense, no real source of electromagnetic radiation is purely monochromatic, since that would require a wave of infinite duration.
	Monocle A monocle is a type of corrective lens used to correct the visual perception in only one eye. It consists of a circular Lens, generally with a wire ring around the circumference that can be attached to a string. The other end of the string is then connected to the wearer's clothing to avoid losing the monocle.
	Monocotyledon Insert non-formatted text here The Monocotyledons or monocots are a group of flowering plants, dominating great parts of the earth. Monocots comprise the majority of agricultural plants in terms of biomass produced. There are between 50,000 and 60,000 species within this group; according to there are 59,300 species.
	Monocyte A monocyte is a leukocyte, part of the human body's immune system that protects against blood-borne pathogens and moves quickly to sites of infection in the tissues. Monocytes are usually identified in stained smears by their large bilobed nucleus.
	Monodontidae The cetacean family Monodontidae comprises two unusual whale species, the Narwhal, in which the male has a long tusk, and the white Beluga.
	Monody In poetry, the term monody has become specialized to refer to a poem in which one person laments another's death. In music, monody is a solo vocal composition distinguished by having a single melody line and instrumental accompaniment. Although such music is found in various cultures throughout history, the term is generally applied to Italy song of the early 17th century.
	Monogram A monogram is a motif made by overlapping or combining two or more letters or other graphemes to form one symbol. Monograms are often made by combining the initials of an individual or a company, and may be used as recognizable symbols or logos. A monogram may have signed the sometimes artistic products of Artisan, especially when the guilds enforced measures against unauthorized participation to the trade.
	Monohybrid cross A monohybrid cross, in genetics, is the mating between two heterozygote individuals. Generally, dominant characteristics are represented with a capital letter, A, and recessive characteristics are represented by a lower case letter, a.
	Monolith A monolith is a geological or technological feature such as a mountain, consisting of a single massive Rock or rock. Erosion usually exposes these formations, which are most often made of very hard and solid metamorphic rock. The word derives from the Latin word monolithus from the Greek word ????????, derived from ???? and ?????.
	Monologue A monologue is a speech made by one person speaking his or her thoughts aloud or directly addressing a reader, audience or character. *It is a common feature in drama, animated cartoons, and film. *The word may also be applied to a poem in the form of the thoughts or speech of a single individual.
	Monongahela River The Monongahela River is a river on the Allegheny Plateau in West Virginia and Pennsylvania in the United States. At Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, it meets the Allegheny River to form the Ohio River. The Monongahela is formed by the Confluence of the West Fork River and the Tygart Valley River at Fairmont, West Virginia.
	Monoplane - ||- ||- ||} A monoplane is an aircraft with one main set of wing surfaces, in contrast to a biplane or triplane. The main distinction in types of monoplane is how the wings attach to the fuselage: *low-wing, the wing lower surface is level with the bottom of the fuselage *mid-wing, the wing is mounted mid-way up the fuselage
	Monopoly In economics, a monopoly is defined as a persistent market situation where there is only one provider of a product or service. Monopolies are characterized by a lack of economic competition for the good or service that they provide and a lack of viable substitute goods.
	Monopsony In economics, a monopsony is a market form with only one buyer, called "monopsonist", facing many sellers. It is an instance of imperfect competition, symmetrical to the case of a monopoly, in which there is only one seller facing many buyers. The term "monopsony" was first introduced by Joan Robinson .
	Monorail A monorail is a transit system running on a single-rail tracks guideway. According to a very strict definition, a monorail vehicle must be wider than its guideway, and the single track must be used to support the weight of the system, not only used for guidance. There are two types of monorails: straddle-beam and suspended.
	Monosaccharide Monosaccharides are the simplest form of carbohydrates. They consist of one sugar and are usually colorless, water-soluble, crystal solids. Some monosaccharides have a sweet taste. Examples of monosaccharides include glucose , fructose, galactose, and ribose.
	Monosodium glutamate Monosodium glutamate, sodium glutamate, flavour enhancer 621 E number: E621. Harmonized System Code: 29224220. , commonly known as MSG or Vetsin, is a sodium salt of glutamic acid. MSG is a food additive, popularly marketed as a "flavour enhancer".
	Monotreme Monotremes are Mammalias that lay eggs instead of giving birth to live young like Marsupialias and Placentalia . The subclass comprises a single order, Monotremata .
	Monotropa Monotropa is a genus of two species of herbaceous perennial plants, formerly classified in the family Monotropaceae, but now included within the Ericaceae. They are native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, but are generally scarce or rare. Unlike most plants, they do not contain chlorophyll; they are myco-heterotrophs, getting their food through parasitism upon fungi rather than photosynthesis.
	Monotropa uniflora Monotropa uniflora, also known as the Ghost Plant or Indian Pipe, is a herbaceous perennial plant, formerly classified in the family Monotropaceae, but now included within the Ericaceae. It is native to temperate regions of Asia, North America and northern South America, but is generally scarce or rare in occurrence.
	Monroe Doctrine The Monroe Doctrine, expressed in 1823, proclaimed the United States' opinion that European powers should no longer colonize the Americas or interfere with the affairs of sovereign nations located in the Americas, such as the United States of America, Mexico, and others. In return, the United States planned to stay neutral in wars between European powers and in wars between a European power and its colonies.
	Monrovia Monrovia, population 572,000, is the capital city of Liberia. The city's economy is dominated by its harbor, which was significantly expanded by United States forces during the second World War. Main exports include latex and iron ore. Materials are also manufactured on-site, such as cement, refined petroleum, food products, bricks and tiles, furniture and Chemical industry.
	Mons Mons is a Belgium municipality located in the Wallonia province of Hainaut, of which it is the capital. On January 1st, 2006 Mons had a total population of 91,221. The total area is 146.53 square kilometre which gives a population density of 623 inhabitants per km.
	Mons pubis In human anatomy or in mammals in general, the mons pubis is the soft mound of flesh present in both genders just above the genitals, raised above the surrounding area due to a pad of fat lying just beneath it which protects the pubic bone. After puberty it is normally covered with pubic hair to an extent, as may be the labia in females or the scrotum in males.
	Monsignor Monsignor is an ecclesiastical honorific for clergy of the Roman Catholic Church Church. The word derives from the French language Mon Seigneur, meaning "my lord". In English, it is abbreviated Mgr., Msgr. or Mons. "Monsignor" is a form of address which is connected with appointments to certain positions.
	Monsoon A monsoon is a wind pattern that reverses direction with the seasons. The term was originally applied to seasonal winds in the Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea. The word is also used more specifically for the season in which this wind blows from the southwest in India and adjacent areas that is characterized by very heavy rainfall, and especially, for the rainfall associated with this wind.
	Monster Monster is a term for any number of legendary creatures that frequently appear in mythology, legend, and horror fiction. The word originates from the ancient Latin monstros, monstrum, from the root of moneo, "to warn", also meaning prodigy, miracle.
	Monstera Monstera is a genus of 22 species of flowering plants in the Scientific classification Araceae, native to tropics regions of the Americas. The genus is named from the Latin word for "monstrous" or "abnormal", the members of the genus are distinguished by their unusual leaf with natural holes.
	Monstera deliciosa Monstera deliciosa is a creeping vine native to tropical rainforests from southern Mexico south to Panama. It has a thick stem growing up to 20 m height and large, leathery, glossy, heart-shaped leaf 25-90 cm long by 25-75 cm broad. On young plants the leaves start out smaller and entire with no lobes or holes, but older plants soon produce lobed and holed leaves.
	Monstrance Monstrance is the vessel used in the Roman Catholic, Old Catholic, and Anglo-Catholic Churches to display the consecrated Eucharist Host, during Eucharistic adoration or Benediction. The word monstrance comes from the Latin word monstrare, meaning "to expose".
	Mont Blanc Mont Blanc or Monte Bianco also known as "La Dame Blanche" , in the Alps, is the highest mountain in Europe excluding the Caucasus Mountains. The mountain lies between the regions of Aosta Valley, Italy and Haute-Savoie, France. The location of the topographical summit itself is a subject of controversy between the two countries, and each tends to place it within its own boundaries on maps.
	Montagu's Harrier The Montagu's Harrier is a bird migration bird of prey of the harrier family. It breeds in southern Eurasia and winters in Africa. This medium-sized Bird of prey breeds on warm, dry, sunny open lowland plains, heath and croplands.
	Montana Montana is a U.S. state in the Pacific Northwest and Great Plains regions of the United States. The central and western third of the state have numerous mountain ranges of the northern Rocky Mountains; thus the state's name, derived from the Spanish language word montaa .
	Monte Carlo Monte Carlo is the wealthiest of Monaco's 4 quarters, sometimes erroneously believed to be the country's capital, even though there formally is none. Monte Carlo is known for its casinos, gambling, glamour, and for sightings of famous people. The permanent population is 30,000. Monte Carlo quarter includes, not only Monte Carlo proper where the casino is located, but also the neighborhoods of Saint Michel, Saint Roman/Tenao, and the beach community of Larvotto.
	Montego Bay Montego Bay is a city in Jamaica that contains Jamaica's largest airport, the Sir Donald Sangster International Airport. Montego Bay is known for its duty free shopping and cruise line terminal at its Free Port on a beautiful peninsula jutting into the bay. Its sheltered Doctor's Cave Beach Club with clear turquoise waters is one of the most famous beaches on the island.
	Montenegro The Republic of Montenegro is a country located in Balkans. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south, and borders Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast and Albania to the southeast. Its capital is Podgorica.
	Monterey Bay Monterey Bay is a Headlands and bays of the Pacific Ocean, on the coast of California, south of San Francisco, California. The roughly semicircular bay is ringed by a segment of California State Route 1 which connects Santa Cruz, California at the north end to Monterey, California, at the south end.
	Monterey Pine Pinus radiata is known in English as Monterey Pine in some parts of the world, and Radiata Pine in others. It is a species of pine native to coastal California in three very limited areas in Santa Cruz County, California, Monterey County, California and San Luis Obispo County, California Counties, and on Guadalupe Island and Cedros Island off the west coast of Baja California, Mexico.
	Monterrey Monterrey is the capital city of the northeastern Mexico state of Nuevo Len and the municipal seat of the Monterrey .