Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
DIPROTODON
Etymology
Noun
diprotodon (plural diprotodons)
Any individual of the extinct marsupial genus Diprotodon, similar to a wombat in appearance but the size of a small elephant.
Source: Wiktionary
Di*pro"to*don, n. Etym: [Gr. (Paleon.)
Definition: An extinct Quaternary marsupial from Australia, about as large as the hippopotamus; -- so named because of its two large front teeth. See Illustration in Appendix.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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