The expression ācoffee breakā was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
COELENTERATE
coelenterate, cnidarian
(noun) radially symmetrical animals having saclike bodies with only one opening and tentacles with stinging structures; they occur in polyp and medusa forms
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
coelenterate (plural coelenterates)
(zoology, dated) Any simple aquatic animal formerly considered to belong to the phylum Coelenterata, now divided into the cnidarians and ctenophores.
Source: Wiktionary
Coe*len"ter*ate, a. (Zoƶl.)
Definition: Belonging to the Coelentra.
– n.
Definition: One of the Coelentera.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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POPULATED
(adjective) furnished with inhabitants; āthe area is well populatedā; āforests populated with all kinds of wild lifeā
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