Euglena

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  • noun. Any of various single-celled freshwater organisms of the genus Euglena, characterized by the presence of chlorophyll, a reddish eyespot, a single long anterior flagellum, and a second, rudimentary flagellum.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The typical genus of infusorians of the family Euglenidæ.
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  • noun. Any of several protists, of the genus Euglena, that contain chloroplasts and a single flagellum
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  • noun. minute single-celled green freshwater organism having a single flagella; often classed as algae
    • Word Usage
    "The euglena is a protist and is one of the longer looking cells."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    protozoan  protozoon  
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