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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 — eu·gle·noid … English syllables
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
