ELYTRIFORM

Etymology

Adjective

elytriform (comparative more elytriform, superlative most elytriform)

(zoology) Having the form or structure of an elytron.

Source: Wiktionary


E*lyt"ri*form, a. Etym: [Elytrum + -form.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: Having the form, or structure, of an elytron.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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28 June 2025

ALLERGIC

(adjective) having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor); “allergic children”; “hypersensitive to pollen”


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Coffee Trivia

The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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