Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
ABRANCHIAL
abranchiate, abranchial, abranchious, gill-less
(adjective) having no gills
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
abranchial (not comparable)
(zoology) Lacking gills.
Synonyms
• abranchiate, abranchious, debranchiate
Source: Wiktionary
A*bran"chi*al, a. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Abranchiate.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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