Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
CONIROSTRAL
Etymology
Adjective
conirostral (not comparable)
(zoology) Belonging to the tribe Conirostres of perching birds with strong conical beaks.
Source: Wiktionary
Co`ni*ros"tral, a. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Belonging to the Conirostres.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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