transcription, транскрипция: [ -tü-ˈnis-tik, -tyü- ]
adjective
Date: 1892
: taking advantage of opportunities as they arise: as
a. : exploiting opportunities with little regard to principle or consequences
a politician considered opportunistic
b. : feeding on whatever food is available
opportunistic feeders
c. : being or caused by a usually harmless microorganism that can become pathogenic when the host's resistance is impaired
opportunistic infections
• op·por·tu·nis·ti·cal·ly -ti-k(ə-)lē adverb