"euglena" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /juːˈɡliːnə/ Forms: euglenas [plural]
Etymology: From translingual Euglena, from Ancient Greek εὐ- (eu-, “good”) + γλήνη (glḗnē, “eye”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|mul|Euglena}} translingual Euglena, {{der|en|grc|-}} Ancient Greek, {{prefix|grc|εὐ|γλήνη|nocat=1|t1=good|t2=eye}} εὐ- (eu-, “good”) + γλήνη (glḗnē, “eye”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} euglena (plural euglenas)
  1. (biology) Any of several protists, of the genus Euglena, that contain chloroplasts and a single flagellum. Wikipedia link: euglena Categories (topical): Biology Categories (lifeform): Lifeforms Translations (any of several protests, of the genus Euglena): 眼蟲 /眼虫 (yǎnchóng) (Chinese Mandarin), euglena [feminine] (Galician), 緑虫 (midorimushi) (alt: ミドリムシ) (Japanese), ユーグレナ (yūgurena) (Japanese), euglena [feminine] (Latin), اوگلنا (uglenâ) (Persian), euglena [feminine] (Portuguese), эвгле́на (evgléna) [feminine] (Russian), euglena [feminine] (Spanish), öglena (Turkish)

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