Mona

Webster's Dictionary

(n.) A small, handsome, long-tailed West American monkey (Cercopithecus mona). The body is dark olive, with a spot of white on the haunches.

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

( Μόνη ) is a term applied to females who assumed the monastic life. The common name applied to female recluses is Nunas, from Nonna; Gr. Νάννη , aunt. (See Nuns).