CETOLOGY

Etymology

Noun

cetology (usually uncountable, plural cetologies)

The branch of zoology concerned with the order Cetacea, which includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises.

Source: Wiktionary


Ce*tol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Gr. -logy: cf. F. cétologie.]

Definition: The description or natural history of cetaceous animals.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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