EURYALIDA

Euryalida, subclass Euryalida

(noun) basket stars

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Eu`ry*al"i*da, n. pl. Etym: [NL.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: A tribe of Ophiuroidea, including the genera Euryale, Astrophyton, etc. They generally have the arms branched. See Astrophyton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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CORRECTION

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The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

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