Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
CHILOPODA
Chilopoda, class Chilopoda
(noun) arthropods having the trunk composed of numerous somites each bearing one pair of legs: centipedes
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Chi*lop"o*da, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. -poda.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of the orders of myriapods, including the centipeds. They have a single pair of elongated legs attached laterally to each segment; well developed jaws; and a pair of thoracic legs converted into poison fangs. They are insectivorous, very active, and some species grow to the length of a foot.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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