euglena

eu·gle·na

E0236500 (yo͞o-glē′nə)n. Any of various single-celled freshwater organisms of the genus Euglena, characterized by the presence of chlorophyll, a reddish eyespot, a single long anterior flagellum, and a second, rudimentary flagellum.

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[New Latin Euglēna : Greek eu-, eu- + Greek glēnē, eyeball.]

euglena

(juːˈɡliːnə) n (Animals) any freshwater unicellular organism of the genus Euglena, moving by means of flagella and typically having holophytic nutrition. It has been variously regarded as an alga or a protozoan but is now usually classified as a protoctist (phylum Euglenophyta)[C19: from New Latin, from eu- + Greek glēnē eyeball, socket of a joint] euˈglenoid adj, n

eu•gle•na

(yuˈgli nə)
n., pl. -nas. any freshwater protozoan of the genus Euglena, having a reddish eyespot and a single flagellum. [< New Latin (1830) < Greek eu- eu- + glḗnē pupil, eyeball]

euglenaanatomy of a euglena

eu·gle·na

(yo͞o-glē′nə) Any of various one-celled freshwater organisms that move with a long tail called a flagellum, have a reddish eyespot, and often contain chlorophyll like plants. Euglenas are protozoans.

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euglena - minute single-celled green freshwater organism having a single flagella; often classed as algaeprotozoan, protozoon - any of diverse minute acellular or unicellular organisms usually nonphotosyntheticgenus Euglena - type genus of the family Euglenaceae: green algae with a single flagellum

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