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.
HYLOBATES
Hylobates, genus Hylobates
(noun) gibbons
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
hylobates
plural of hylobate
Source: Wiktionary
HYLOBATE
Hy"lo*bate, n. Etym: [Gr. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any species of the genus Hylobates; a gibbon, or long-armed ape. See Gibbon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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