In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
HEMIPTEROUS
Adjective
hemipterous (not comparable)
Of or pertaining to the Hemiptera order; hemipteran
Source: Wiktionary
He*mip"ter*al, He*mip"ter*ous, a. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to the Hemiptera.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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