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.
ANADROMOUS
anadromous
(adjective) migrating from the sea to fresh water to spawn
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
anadromous (not comparable)
(of a migratory fish) That lives in the sea and breeds in fresh water.
(botany) Of a fern in which the first veins in a frond segment are produced towards the apex of the frond.
Antonyms
• (botany): catadromous
Source: Wiktionary
A*nad"ro*mous, a. Etym: [Gr.
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Ascending rivers from the sea, at certain seasons, for breeding, as the salmon, shad, etc.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: Tending upwards; -- said of terns in which the lowest secondary segments are on the upper side of the branch of the central stem. D. C. Eaton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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INSULATION
(noun) the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity
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