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.
BUDGERIGAR
budgerigar, budgereegah, budgerygah, budgie, grass parakeet, lovebird, shell parakeet, Melopsittacus undulatus
(noun) small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
budgerigar (plural budgerigars)
A species of small parakeet native to Australia and often kept as pets, Melopsittacus undulatus.
Synonyms
• budgie (diminutive), parakeet (US)
Source: Wiktionary
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