euglena

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/juːˈɡliːnə/

noun

Any of several protists, of the genus Euglena, that contain chloroplasts and a single flagellum.

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Meanings

nouneuglena (plural euglenas)

plural euglenas

  1. biologyAny of several protists, of the genus Euglena, that contain chloroplasts and a single flagellum.

Origin

  1. translingualEuglena
  2. Englisheuglena

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

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 眼蟲 /眼虫, 裸藻
  • 眼蟲 /眼虫 (yǎnchóng)any of several protests, of the genus Euglena
  • 裸藻 (luǒzǎo)any of several protests, of the genus Euglena
Japanese 緑虫, ユーグレナ
  • 緑虫 (midorimushi)any of several protests, of the genus Euglena
  • ユーグレナ (yūgurena)any of several protests, of the genus Euglena
Latin euglena
  • euglenaany of several protests, of the genus Euglena
Persian اوگلنا
  • اوگلنا (uglenâ)any of several protests, of the genus Euglena
Polish euglena
  • euglenaany of several protests, of the genus Euglena
Portuguese euglena
  • euglenaany of several protests, of the genus Euglena
Russian эвгле́на
  • эвгле́на (evgléna)any of several protests, of the genus Euglena
Spanish euglena
  • euglenaany of several protests, of the genus Euglena
Turkish öglena
  • öglenaany of several protests, of the genus Euglena

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

egualen
Cite this entry
APA

euglena. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/euglena

MLA

“euglena.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/euglena. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “euglena,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/euglena.

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