According to WorldAtlas, Finland is the biggest coffee consumer in the entire world. The average Finn will consume 12 kg of coffee each year.
GERBILLE
gerbil, gerbille
(noun) small Old World burrowing desert rodent with long soft pale fur and hind legs adapted for leaping
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
gerbille (plural gerbilles)
Dated form of gerbil.
Source: Wiktionary
Ger"bil, Ger`bille", n. Etym: [F. gerbille. Cf. Jerboa.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of several species of small, jumping, murine rodents, of the genus Gerbillus. In their leaping powers they resemble the jerboa. They inhabit Africa, India, and Southern Europe.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
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