- genus Euglena
- nountype genus of the family Euglenaceae: green algae with a single flagellum• Hypernyms: ↑protoctist genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Euglenaceae, ↑family Euglenaceae• Member Meronyms: ↑euglena
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genus Euglena
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Euglena — Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Protista … Wikipedia
euglena — [yo͞o glē′nə] n. [ModL < EU + Gr glēnē, pupil of the eye < IE base * ĝel , * ĝlē , to gleam > CLEAN] any of a genus (Euglena) of green protists with a single flagellum, a reddish eyespot, and a flexible body shape … English World dictionary
Euglena — A widespread genus of photosynthesizing free living fresh water flagellates (family Euglinidae). [eu + G. glene, eyeball] E. gracilis an abundant species sometimes used in assaying vitamin B12 concentrations of serum and urine in various types of … Medical dictionary
euglena — noun Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from eu + Greek glēnē eyeball, socket of a joint Date: circa 1889 any of a genus (Euglena) of green freshwater flagellates often classified as algae … New Collegiate Dictionary
euglena — noun Any of several protists, of the genus Euglena, that contain chloroplasts and a single flagellum … Wiktionary
euglena — [ju: gli:nə] noun Biology a single celled freshwater flagellate organism, sometimes forming a green scum on stagnant water. [Genus Euglena.] Derivatives euglenoid noun & adjective Origin mod. L., from eu + Gk glēnē eyeball, socket of joint … English new terms dictionary
euglena — eu•gle•na [[t]yuˈgli nə[/t]] n. pl. nas. mcr any freshwater protozoan of the genus Euglena, having a reddish eyespot and a single flagellum • Etymology: < NL (1830) < Gk eu eu +glḗnē pupil, eyeball … From formal English to slang
euglena — /juˈglinə/ (say yooh gleenuh) noun a unicellular type of green organism of the genus Euglena, with one flagellum and a red eyespot, much used for class and experimental study …
euglena — noun minute single celled green freshwater organism having a single flagella; often classed as algae • Hypernyms: ↑protozoan, ↑protozoon • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Euglena … Useful english dictionary
Euglena — /yooh glee neuh/, n. a genus of green freshwater protozoans having a reddish eyespot and a single flagellum, found esp. in stagnant waters. [1895 1900; < NL < Gk eu EU + gléne the pupil, eyeball, socket of a joint] * * * ▪ protist genus genus of … Universalium
