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.
CENTESIS
centesis
(noun) (surgery) the act of puncturing a body cavity or organ with a hollow needle in order to draw out fluid
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
centesis (countable and uncountable, plural centeses)
(medicine, surgery) puncture or perforation
Source: Wiktionary
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PTEROSAUR
(noun) an extinct reptile of the Jurassic and Cretaceous having a bird-like beak and membranous wings supported by the very long fourth digit of each forelimb
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