Euglena

//juːˈɡliːnə// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any of several protists, of the genus Euglena, that contain chloroplasts and a single flagellum.
  2. 2
    minute single-celled green freshwater organism having a single flagella; often classed as algae wordnet

Etymology

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

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