PERITRICHOUS

peritrichous

(adjective) covered all over with uniformly distributed flagella

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

peritrichous (comparative more peritrichous, superlative most peritrichous)

(biology) Having flagella around the body or around the mouth

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

12 February 2025

MEGACOLON

(noun) an abnormal enlargement of the colon; can be congenital (as in Hirschsprung’s disease) or acquired (as when children refuse to defecate)


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According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.

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