AMPHIUMA

amphiuma, congo snake, congo eel, blind eel

(noun) aquatic eel-shaped salamander having two pairs of very small feet; of still muddy waters in the southern United States

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Am`phi*u"ma, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A genus of amphibians, inhabiting the Southern United States, having a serpentlike form, but with four minute limbs and two persistent gill openings; the Congo snake.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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12 May 2025

UNSEASONED

(adjective) not tried or tested by experience; “unseasoned artillery volunteers”; “still untested in battle”; “an illustrator untried in mural painting”; “a young hand at plowing”


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Coffee Trivia

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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