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.
COYPU
coypu, nutria, Myocastor coypus
(noun) aquatic South American rodent resembling a small beaver; bred for its fur
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
coypu (plural coypus or coypu)
A large, crepuscular, semiaquatic rodent (Myocastor coypus) resembling a large rat, having bright orange-yellow incisors, native to South America and introduced to Europe, Asia and North America, valued for its fur in eastern Europe and central Asia and considered a pest elsewhere.
Synonyms
• nutria (especially North America)
Source: Wiktionary
Coy"pu (koi"p), n. Etym: [Native name.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A South American rodent (Myopotamus coypus), allied to the beaver. It produces a valuable fur called nutria. [Written also coypou.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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