There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.
ARGALI
argali, argal, Ovis ammon
(noun) wild sheep of semidesert regions in central Asia
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
argali (plural argalis)
Ovis ammon, the largest wild sheep, which roams the highlands of Central Asia.
Synonyms
• mountain sheep
Source: Wiktionary
Ar"gal, Ar"ga*li, n. Etym: [Mongolian.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A species of wild sheep (Ovis ammon, or O. argali), remarkable for its large horns. It inhabits the mountains of Siberia and central Asia.
Note: The bearded argali is the aoudad. See Aoudad. The name is also applied to the bighorn sheep of the Rocky Mountains. See Bighorn.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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