monklet

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

monk +‎ -let

Noun[edit]

monklet (plural monklets)

  1. A young monk; a novice.
    • 2008, Helmut Wautischer, Ontology of Consciousness: Percipient Action, page 49:
      The wind, the string, the plastic bag in relation to the life force of the eagle entranced the monklets.
  2. A bird of the species Micromonacha lanceolata.
    Synonym: lanceolated monklet