EUGLENA


Meaning of EUGLENA in English

[ 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'.

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