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.
ANGUILLIFORM
Etymology
Noun
anguilliform (plural anguilliforms)
Any eel of the order Anguilliformes
Adjective
anguilliform (not comparable)
Shaped like an eel.
Swimming in the manner of an eel.
Source: Wiktionary
An*guil"li*form, a. Etym: [L. anguilla eel (dim. of anguis snake) + - form.]
Definition: Eel-shaped.
Note: The "Anguillæformes" of Cuvier are fishes related to thee eel.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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