Euglenales

plural noun

Eu·​gle·​na·​les

-ā(ˌ)lēz

: an order of algae (class Euglenophyceae) comprising forms in which the motile flagellate is the dominant phase in the life cycle compare colaciales

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Euglena + -ales

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