euglenoid

euglenoid
eu·gle·noid

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  • euglenoid — noun Date: 1885 any of a taxon (Euglenoidina or Euglenophyta) of varied flagellates (as a euglena) that are typically green or colorless stigma bearing solitary organisms with one or two flagella emerging from a well defined gullet • euglenoid… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • euglenoid — eu·gle·noid yü glē .nȯid, yü glə n any flagellate of the order Euglenida euglenoid adj * * * eu·gle·noid (u gleґnoid) pertaining to the order Euglenida; see also under movement …   Medical dictionary

  • euglenoid — eu•gle•noid [[t]yuˈgli nɔɪd[/t]] also eu•gle•nid [[t] nɪd[/t]] adj. 1) mcr of, pertaining to, or resembling euglenas 2) pertaining to or designating the wormlike movement, produced by wavelike contractions, characteristic of euglenas 3) mcr a… …   From formal English to slang

  • euglenoid movement — n writhing usu. nonprogressive protoplasmic movement of plastic bodied euglenoid flagellates * * * a wormlike writhing movement, usually nonprogressive, resulting from local expansion and contraction of the body, seen in flagellates with thin… …   Medical dictionary

  • euglenoid movement — [yo͞o glē′noid΄] n. the expansion and contraction of the cell body of various flagellates * * * …   Universalium

  • euglenoid movement — [yo͞o glē′noid΄] n. the expansion and contraction of the cell body of various flagellates …   English World dictionary

  • euglenoid movement — noun Date: 1940 writhing usually nonprogressive protoplasmic movement of plastic bodied euglenoid flagellates …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • euglenoid — noun marine and freshwater green or colorless flagellate organism • Syn: ↑euglenophyte, ↑euglenid • Hypernyms: ↑alga, ↑algae • Member Holonyms: ↑Euglenophyta, ↑division Euglenophyta …   Useful english dictionary

  • euglenoid movement — noun : writhing usually nonprogressive protoplasmic movement characteristic of plastic bodied euglenoids but known to occur in other groups (as certain sporozoans) called also metabolic movement …   Useful english dictionary

  • Euglena — Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Protista …   Wikipedia

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