Resembling or related to euglenas; describing organisms that share characteristics with euglena such as flagella and photosynthetic abilities.
From 'euglena' + Greek '-oid' (resembling). Created to describe organisms that look like or behave like euglenas but may not be true euglenas.
Euglenoid organisms are shape-shifters—literally some species can change their cell shape from round to elongated, and they do this by squeezing and expanding special proteins in their cell membrane like living origami!
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