Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
BRANCHIURA
Branchiura, order Branchiura
(noun) copepods with suctorial mouthparts; parasitic on fishes
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Bran"chi*u"ra, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr., Gr. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A group of Entomostraca, with suctorial mouths, including species parasitic on fishes, as the carp lice (Argulus).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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