Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
HETEROPODA
Het`e*rop"o*da, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. -poda.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: An order of pelagic Gastropoda, having the foot developed into a median fin. Some of the species are naked; others, as Carinaria and Atlanta, have thin glassy shells.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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