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Euglena
Euglena
See also: euglena
Translingual
Proper noun
Euglena f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Euglenaceae – protists that are among the first single-cell organisms seen under a microscope.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Protozoa - kingdom; Eozoa - subkingdom; Euglenozoa - infrakingdom; Euglenozoa - phylum; Plicostoma - subphylum; Euglenoidea - class; Euglenales - order; Euglenaceae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): For species see Euglena on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons .
euglena
euglena
See also: Euglena
English
Noun
euglena (plural euglenas)
- (biology) Any of several protists, of the genus Euglena, that contain chloroplasts and a single flagellum
Translations
any of several protests, of the genus Euglena
Italian
Etymology
From Translingual Euglena, from Ancient Greek εὐ- (eu-, “good”) + γλήνη (glḗnē, “eye”).
Noun
euglena f (plural euglene)