Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
GADOID
gadoid, gadoid fish
(noun) a soft-finned fish of the family Gadidae
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
gadoid (comparative more gadoid, superlative most gadoid)
Of or pertaining to cod or to the Gadidae family of related fish.
Noun
gadoid (plural gadoids)
Any fish of the family Gadidae
Anagrams
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Source: Wiktionary
Ga"doid, a. Etym: [NL. gadus cod + -oid: cf. F. gadoïde gadoid, Gr. gade.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to the family of fishes (Gadidæ) which includes the cod, haddock, and hake.
– n.
Definition: One of the Gadidæ. [Written also gadid.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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