An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
CLEARWING
Etymology
Noun
clearwing (plural clearwings)
Any of various moths, of the family Sesiidae, that have transparent wings
Any of various nymphalid butterflies, usually of the tribe Ithomiini, that have transparent wings
Synonyms
• (moth): clearwing moth
• (butterfly): clearwing butterfly
Source: Wiktionary
Clear"wing`, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A lepidop terous insect with partially transparent wings, of the family Ægeriadæ, of which the currant and peach-tree borers are examples.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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