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.
DERMESTOID
Der*mes"toid, a. Etym: [Dermestes + -oid.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: Pertaining to or resembling the genus Dermestes. The carpet beetle, called the buffalo moth, is a dermestoid beetle. Pop. Sci. Monthly.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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