The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
GAMBUSIA
Gambusia, genus Gambusia
(noun) mosquitofish
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
From the genus name.
Noun
gambusia (plural gambusias)
Any of several live-bearing freshwater fish, of the genus Gambusia, that feed on the larva of mosquitos and are used to control them.
Source: Wiktionary
Word of the Day
25 December 2024
UNAMBIGUOUS
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
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