Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
ANIMALCULES
Noun
animalcules
plural of animalcule
Source: Wiktionary
ANIMALCULE
An`i*mal"cule, n. Etym: [As if fr. a L. animalculum, dim. of animal.]
1. A small animal, as a fly, spider, etc. [Obs.] Ray.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: An animal, invisible, or nearly so, to the naked eye. See Infusoria.
Note: Many of the so-called animalcules have been shown to be plants, having locomotive powers something like those of animals. Among these are Volvox, the Desmidiacæ, and the siliceous Diatomaceæ. Spermatic animalcules. See Spermatozoa.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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