eye animalcule

noun

A flagellate protozoan belonging to Euglena and related genera, having a coloured spot like an eye at one end.

Meanings

nouneye animalcule (plural eye animalcules)

plural eye animalcules

  1. datedA flagellate protozoan belonging to Euglena and related genera, having a coloured spot like an eye at one end.
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