The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
DIPLOPODA
Diplopoda, class Diplopoda, Myriapoda, class Myriapoda
(noun) arthropods having the body composed of numerous double somites each with two pairs of legs: millipedes
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Di*plop"o*da, n. pl. Etym: [Gr. -poda.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: An order of myriapods having two pairs of legs on each segment; the Chilognatha.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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