What is another word for euglena?

Pronunciation: [jˈuːɡə͡lnə] (IPA)

Euglena is a unicellular organism that belongs to the phylum Euglenozoa. It is commonly found in freshwater and has a unique characteristic of being both plant-like and animal-like. The word Euglena has various synonyms like Euglenoid, Euglenophyte, and Euglenacea. Euglenoid is derived from the word Euglenozoa, and it refers to any organism that belongs to this phylum. Euglenophyte is a term that is used to describe photosynthetic organisms that belong to the phylum Euglenozoa. Euglenacea refers to a group of photosynthetic, flagellated organisms that belong to the phylum Euglenozoa. These synonyms are commonly used in scientific literature and are interchangeable when referring to Euglena and its different species.

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What are the hypernyms for Euglena?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the hyponyms for Euglena?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.
  • hyponyms for euglena (as nouns)

What are the holonyms for Euglena?

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Usage examples for Euglena

Even to-day, perhaps, a chlorophyl-bearing Infusorian such as the euglena may symbolize this primordial tendency of life, though in a mean form, incapable of evolving.
"Creative Evolution"
Henri Bergson
Indeed, although it has not yet been found possible to work out this life-history in detail, I have been able to obtain much evidence that they are the resting stage of a flagellate organism allied to euglena which is swallowed by the polyzoon and becomes encysted in its gizzard, extruding in so doing from its external surface a large proportion of the food-material that it has stored up within itself in the form of transparent granules.
"Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa"
Nelson Annandale
The book on microscopic fresh-water fauna had been explicit about Paramecium and euglena, diatomes and rhizopods, but it had failed to mention anything so vulgar as germs.
"The Rotifers"
Robert Abernathy

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