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.
CICADAE
CICADA
cicada, cicala
(noun) stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings; male has drum-like organs for producing a high-pitched drone
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
cicadae
plural of cicada
Source: Wiktionary
CICADA
Ci*ca"da, n.; pl. E. Cicadas, L. Cicadæ. Etym: [L.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any species of the genus Cicada. They are large hemipterous insects, with nearly transparent wings. The male makes a shrill sound by pecular organs in the under side of the abdomen, consisting of a pair of stretched membranes, acted upon by powerful muscles. A noted American species (C. septendecim) is called the seventeen year locust. Another common species is the dogday cicada.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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