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.
CYPRINID
cyprinid, cyprinoid
(adjective) of or relating to members of fish family Cyprinidae
cyprinid, cyprinid fish
(noun) soft-finned mainly freshwater fishes typically having toothless jaws and cycloid scales
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
cyprinid (comparative more cyprinid, superlative most cyprinid)
Of, pertaining to or characteristic of the Cyprinidae family of fish that includes carps and minnows.
Noun
cyprinid (plural cyprinids)
Any fish of this family.
Source: Wiktionary
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