MASTIGOPHORE

flagellate, flagellate protozoan, flagellated protozoan, mastigophoran, mastigophore

(noun) a usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some are pathogens of humans and other animals

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

mastigophore (plural mastigophores)

Any flagellate of the phylum Mastigophora (a nematocyst that has a tube that extends beyond its hempe)

In Ancient Greece, an official who carried a whip

Synonyms

• mastigophoran

Anagrams

• tomographies

Source: Wiktionary



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3 May 2025

DESIRABLE

(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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