In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
BURRFISH
burrfish
(noun) any of several fishes having rigid flattened spines
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
burrfish (plural burrfishes or burrfish)
Chilomycterus schoepfi, a fish of the family Diodontidae distinguished from the porcupinefish by the shorter and blunter spines covering the somewhat spherical body.
Source: Wiktionary
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15 November 2024
HISTOLOGICALLY
(adverb) involving the use of histology or histological techniques; “histologically identifiable structures”
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