English Explanatory Dictionary

euglena

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several protists, of the genus Euglena, that contain chloroplasts and a single flagellum.

Pronunciation

/juːˈɡliːnə/

Word forms

euglena euglenas

Etymology

From translingual Euglena, from Ancient Greek εὐ- (eu-, “good”) + γλήνη (glḗnē, “eye”).

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