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Definition of: Euglena
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·glē′nə) noun Zool.
A genus of microscopic fresh–water protozoans (class Mastigophora) having one flagellum and a red eyespot or stigma, especially E. viridis, noted for its green chromatophores. [<NL <Gk. eu- well + glēnē eyeball]
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