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euglena

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /juːˈɡliːnə/

1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, natural-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

minute single-celled green freshwater organism having a single flagella; often classed as algae

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: protozoan, protozoon

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

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