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
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
• mastigophoran
• tomographies
Source: Wiktionary
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
