Monoplacid is a term commonly used in biology to describe an organism with a single plate or scale. The word is pronounced as /ˈmɒnəʊplækɪd/ and it is spelled using the combination of the prefix "mono" meaning "single" and "placid" meaning "plate." The IPA phonetic transcription of the word is [ˈmɒnəʊplækɪd]. This term is usually used to describe the morphology of various animals, such as fish or reptiles, and is an important aspect of their classification and identification.