In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
CROSSOPTERYGII
Crossopterygii, subclass Crossopterygii
(noun) fishes having paired fins resembling limbs and regarded as ancestral to amphibians
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Cros*sop`te*ryg"i*i (krs-sp`t-rj-), n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Definition: An order of ganoid fishes including among living species the bichir (Polypterus). See Brachioganoidei.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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