Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
CARANGOID
Adjective
carangoid (comparative more carangoid, superlative most carangoid)
(zoology) Belonging to the Carangidae, a family of fishes allied to the mackerels.
Noun
carangoid (plural carangoids)
(zoology) Any fish of the family Carangidae.
Source: Wiktionary
Ca*ran"goid, a. Etym: [Caranx + -oid.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: Belonging to the Carangidæ, a family of fishes allied to the mackerels, and including the caranx, American bluefish, and the pilot fish.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CATCH
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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