There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.
DAPHNIA
daphnia, water flea
(noun) minute freshwater crustacean having a round body enclosed in a transparent shell; moves about like a flea by means of hairy branched antennae
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
From the genus name.
Noun
daphnia (plural daphnias)
A water flea of the genus Daphnia.
Source: Wiktionary
Daph"ni*a, n. Etym: [NL.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A genus of the genus Daphnia.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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