GENUS EUGLENA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Euglena mean? 

• GENUS EUGLENA (noun)
  The noun GENUS EUGLENA has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the family Euglenaceae: green algae with a single flagellum

  Familiarity information: GENUS EUGLENA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS EUGLENA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Type genus of the family Euglenaceae: green algae with a single flagellum

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("genus Euglena" is a kind of...):

protoctist genus (any genus of Protoctista)

Meronyms (members of "genus Euglena"):

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

Holonyms ("genus Euglena" is a member of...):

Euglenaceae; family Euglenaceae (considered green algae)