culicids
plural of culicid
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
10 January 2025
(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
