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.
CATERPILLAR
caterpillar
(noun) a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
Caterpillar, cat
(noun) a large tracked vehicle that is propelled by two endless metal belts; frequently used for moving earth in construction and farm work
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
caterpillar (plural caterpillars)
The larva of a butterfly or moth; leafworm.
A vehicle with a caterpillar track; a crawler.
Synonyms
• (moth or butterfly larva): leafworm
Source: Wiktionary
Cat"er*pil`lar, n. Etym: [OE. catyrpel, corrupted fr. OF. chatepelouse, or cate pelue, fr. chate, F. chatte, she-cat, fem. of chat, L. catus + L. pilosus hairy, or F. pelu hairy, fr. L. pilus hair. See Cat, and Pile hair.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The larval state of a butterfly or any lepidopterous insect; sometimes, but less commonly, the larval state of other insects, as the sawflies, which are also called false caterpillars. The true caterpillars have three pairs of true legs, and several pairs of abdominal fleshy legs (prolegs) armed with hooks. Some are hairy, others naked. They usually feed on leaves, fruit, and succulent vegetables, being often very destructive, Many of them are popularly called worms, as the cutworm, cankerworm, army worm, cotton worm, silkworm.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: A plant of the genus Scorpiurus, with pods resembling caterpillars. Caterpillar catcher, or Caterpillar eater (Zoöl.), a bird belonging to the family of Shrikes, which feeds on caterpillars. The name is also given to several other birds.
– Caterpillar hunter (Zoöl.), any species of beetles of the genus Callosoma and other allied genera of the family Carabidæ which feed habitually upon caterpillars.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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MECHANISM
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