The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
DASYURE
dasyure
(noun) any of several more or less arboreal marsupials somewhat resembling martens
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
dasyure (plural dasyures)
Any of various Australasian carnivorous marsupials, of the family Dasyuridae, which include the marsupial equivalent to cats
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• Duryeas
Source: Wiktionary
Das"y*ure, n. Etym: [Gr. thick, shaggy + tail: cf. F. dasyure.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A carnivorous marsupial quadruped of Australia, belonging to the genus Dasyurus. There are several species.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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