BARBASTEL

Etymology

Noun

barbastel (plural barbastels)

A European bat (Barbastella barbastellus), with hairy lips.

Source: Wiktionary


Bar"ba*stel`, n. Etym: [F. barbastelle.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: A European bat (Barbastellus communis), with hairy lips.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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ORCHESTRATION

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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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