The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
FIDIA
Fid"i*a, n. Etym: [NL., prob. fr. L. fidus trusty.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A genus of small beetles, of which one species (the grapevine Fidia, F. longipes) is very injurious to vines in America.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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