“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
EPIGNATHOUS
Etymology
Adjective
epignathous (not comparable)
(zoology) hook-billed; having the upper mandible longer than the lower one
Source: Wiktionary
E*pig"na*thous, a. Etym: [Epi- + Gr. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Hook-billed; having the upper mandible longer than the lower.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CATCH
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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