Etymology

euglena

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Today it means: Any of several protists, of the genus Euglena, that contain chloroplasts and a single flagellum. Full definition →

translingual Euglena
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  1. translingual · derived fromEuglena
  2. English todayeuglena

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

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