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.
CULICID
Noun
culicid (plural culicids)
(zoology) Any mosquito in the family Culicidae.
Source: Wiktionary
Cu"li*cid, a. [L. culex, -icis, gnat.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: Like or pertaining to the Mosquito family (Culicidæ). -- n.
Definition: A culicid insect.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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