In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
AMPHIPODA
Amphipoda, order Amphipoda
(noun) small flat-bodied semiterrestrial crustaceans: whale lice; sand-hoppers; skeleton shrimp
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Am*phip"o*da, n. pl. Etym: [NL., FR. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A numerous group of fourteen -- footed Crustacea, inhabiting both fresh and salt water. The body is usually compressed laterally, and the anterior pairs or legs are directed downward and forward, but the posterior legs are usually turned upward and backward. The beach flea is an example. See Tetradecapoda and Arthrostraca.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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